Security researchers: the W3C's DRM needs to be thoroughly audited
by Cory Doctorow from on (#1M8H5)
Encrypted Media Extensions (EME), part of a DRM system that's being standardized at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), marks the first instance in which a W3C standard will fall under laws like the DMCA, which let companies threaten security researchers with criminal and civil liability just for disclosing the defects in these products. (more")