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Where did TV license inspector get my name from?

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  • #52
    Abi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,058 ✭✭✭✭Abi


    thelordofcheese wrote: »
    just scaremongering to convince people they can tell if you have a Tv.

    I happen to agree..


  • #53
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,499 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    thelordofcheese wrote: »
    "Detecting the electromagnetic signature" my arse, I suppose they invert the flux capacitor and channel it through the main deflector dish of the TARDIS while they are at it.
    Google TEMPEST ...

    http://www.fas.org/irp/program/security/tempest.htm

    Not quite so smart now, are we :rolleyes: I'm not saying An Post use that kind of technology, but, yes, it can be done.


  • #54
    thelordofcheese
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,368 ✭✭✭thelordofcheese


    Alun wrote: »
    Google TEMPEST ...

    http://www.fas.org/irp/program/security/tempest.htm

    Not quite so smart now, are we :rolleyes: I'm not saying An Post use that kind of technology, but, yes, it can be done.

    If An post actually have that (or indeed more than one of them) i'll eat your hat.

    Actually, after some research that technology isn't as reliable as it used to be after all it was invented in the 60's.
    The whole principle is that it's possible to tell whats on the screen using the compromising emanations from the TV set (actually, it was originally used for PC monitors, but hey) Anyway analogue video cables (which alot of TV's have) filter out high-frequency components from images before rendering them on the screen and i believe SCART leads do the same.

    I'd be very surprised if they can actually see whats on your screen, but *should* they use the TEMPEST system (which i doubt) the best they could probably manage is to get a signal that something is emmiting CE's. Which could just as well be a computer monitor.

    the giant database seems more likely (double so seeing as the BBC licence crowd actually boast that they have such a database)


  • #55
    slipss
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭slipss


    thelordofcheese wrote: »

    the giant database seems more likely (double so seeing as the BBC licence crowd actually boast that they have such a database)

    So we're in agreement then, if any one of you don't want to pay your tv license, ehhhh just don't. There is absolutely nothing anyone anywhere can do about it, ever.


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