Is Kirk's "philosophy" similar to what the majority of us assume it to be?
Correct. It all changed during the 2000 Grammy awards broadcast. Some guy w/ a van full of radio tuners pulled up in the Staples Center parking lot. The tuners were connected to a multi-track tape recorder. This guy recorded the signals from wireless mics on stage w/ the performers, security walkie-talkies, you name it, including the production intercom system, which IIRC, was a Telex. Rosie O'Donnell was going long near the end of the show and the production manager needed to break for a commercial and he said into the intercom "Somebody get that fat cow off of the stage". The tape made the rounds and it didn't go over good w/ the Recording Academy. To keep the gig, the production company went to the Telex and asked "how do we keep something like this from happening a again? They came up w/ a digital system that used encryption and brought it to market. The NFL mandated that after reports of visiting team having their intercoms intercepted. The encryption was good enough that Bosch's security products division purchased Telex just to get it after their first generation keyless system for automobiles was hacked - remember the issues Audi had when people on the street were able to turn off the keyless ignition systems of Audis while they were drving past?
