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Originally Posted by simplyparticular
The credit card number isn't embedded. The last 8 digits are used for the encryption logarithm, not stored in the book. It's basically the key needed to unlock the book to make it open.
And I'm not hoping B&N the STORE wins, I'm hoping that other ADE-using ebookstores will adopt B&N's stand-alone "social" DRM, rather than relying on the ADEPT server-protected DRM.
I don't think DRM is going anywhere anytime soon (possibly never in the book industry, but that's another post). But I like books by authors who are published by large conglomerates obsessed with DRM, so I'll take one that is the most future proof.
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Not much of a tech person here but was just wondreing if it would be possible to get a hold of the unlock key and figure out the last 8 digits of someone's cc # with it? Kind of like reverse engeineering. Not that knowing the last 8 digits would do any good, but just curious.