Satellite-TV provider Canal Digital this week about fifty smartcards deactivated because card sharing. The company also as a test of smart cards deactivated to see if they are still in use.
The share of the smart card Canal Digital have long a thorn in the eye. The company has therefore asked for a third party illegally shared smart cards to track. It was reportedly used a backdoor in the cc-cam system. The study provided a list of about fifty smart cards. They are deactivated this week, according to information received Tweakers.net.
If the owners of these smart cards to the Help Desk CanalDigitaal ask why their card is faulty, they pointed to the detected card fraud hers. According CanalDigitaal cardsharing is contrary to Article 53, 54 and 55 of the General Conditions of the company. These are that the satellite signal of CanalDigitaal not be shared with third parties. Sharing of smart cards in the "private sphere" is allowed; CanalDigitaal even supplies a starter containing a PVR receiver and two slave units. Violation of these rules is the general conditions, a fine of 1000 euros per violation per day.
Illegal prying eyes that have seen their signal to go black as a result of deactivating the smart card, get the advice from the helpdesk to subscribe to purchase the services of Canal Digital to continue using. These individuals can be recognized because they have no valid smart card number.
Besides disabling smartcards due cardsharing, Canal Digital has in recent months a number of cards sealed with a known STD-US package. Of these maps, where only the channels of public broadcasting and free-to-air channels it can be viewed, can not be ascertained whether they are still in use. Based on feedback from customers trying to close the satellite provider today to find out how many of these customers still use their card. The complainants are asked if they want to take out a subscription.
Original article HERE ( Dutch )
