AOL, which will eventually add data-encryption, content-security and trusted-partner features to their own messaging software.

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Under the existing Content Scrambling System, electronics makers install the exact same encryption code into nearly every DVD player.

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Tuesday afternoon, Digg CEO Jay Adelson had posted a message on his blog explaining that the site was removing links to articles that featured the newly cracked HD-DVD encryption key, which can be used to decrypt the high-definition discs and copy their content.

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