Hacked IPTV call has become quite popular in recent years. This allows users to watch premium channels, for a reduced price, using channel lists of dubious origin.
But is the end of pirated IPTV in Portugal and in the rest of the world closer? This is indicated, after the most recent patent revealed by the technology giant Sony.
Sony files patent that could end pirated IPTV
As the site progresses torrent fan, Sony wants to patent an anti-piracy technology. Apparently, it will be able to detect and block hacked apps from Smart TVs and media players (like boxes).
This uses monitoring software and therefore third-party apps can be blocked on both these and other devices. The objective is to protect copyright and the transmission of content.
Sony’s fight against piracy dates back to the year 2000. At that time, the tech giant declared an all-out attack on piracy. And this has been proven over the years with various “aggressive” actions to combat it.
This new Sony patent application should not be limited to Internet operators. This is because the company wants to get the power to block a certain app on your Smart TV or media player, if I see it as a pirate.
Blocking hacked apps on devices will be Sony’s goal
The patent proposal is known as “Anti-piracy control based on blacklist function”. It basically describes this technology that will be able to block third-party applications that give access to pirated content. The applications will be detected on the hardware using the monitoring software.
“The monitoring application has system privileges to examine the code and execution of the third-party application installed on the electronic device,” says Sony.
This technology could act whenever users try to install apps that are not controlled or banned from official stores. “In these scenarios, pirated apps can deliver premium content to the streaming device without authorization and can subvert the services of legitimate content providers,” Sony said.
Now it remains to be seen if and when this spyware-like technology will see the light of day and have a real effect on the lives of users of this type of service.
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