Thursday, 29 September 2016

BBC iPlayer password

BBC denies iPlayer password plans are part of licence fee crackdown

 Viewers now have to confirm they have a TV licence before they can catch up on shows on BBC iPlayer.


This article comes after the announcement from the BBC becoming strict on the who is able to view the content on the iPlayer. The institution tells us the involvement of the password isn't linked to TV licence fee evaders and its for a 'more personal BBC for everyone'. This new rule will be introduced early 2017. 

  • Director of BBC 'its about giving you a better BBC'
  • BBC still will try to detect people using iPlayer without a licence, just not with the password system 

I believe that the BBC have implemented this system to ensure people without a licence won't be able to use the service. This seems obvious to me because their reasons for introducing the password seems odd and it has conveniently been added near the time of the 'packet sniffing'.

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