Growing up in Belgium in the 80s and 90s I also remember Canal Plus and their encryption scheme - and trying (rather fruitlessly) to watch through a movie regardless - but of course, without the sound, that was a fool's errand.
I always wondered how the decoding worked, and for its time, using the serial number of the equipment as part of this calculation was a good one.
I always wondered how the decoding worked, and for its time, using the serial number of the equipment as part of this calculation was a good one.
Also brings to mind the stories in the US of DirecTV pirating and how they put a stop to scores of pirates on Black Sunday - https://blog.codinghorror.com/revisiting-the-black-sunday-ha...