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Is Van Eck phreaking really a concern since moving from CRT? I know there is a paper showing it was possible for CRT but it seems impossible now. It would be easier to install a custom cable to wirelessly send the display currently.


https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/pet2004-fpd.pdf

Electromagnetic Eavesdropping Risks of Flat-Panel Displays


Heh, who would have thought that HDCP would actually be useful for something? (Yeah, yeah, I know -- the authors of the papers did...)




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