This algorithm can hide messages in dance music

[Chuckt]

It encodes information by subtly varying the tempo

That means that StegIbiza could be a viable means of encoding information in music, and Szczypiorski suggests that software could be created both to code and decode music this way, with potential applications in security.

http://www.computerworld.com/article/31 ... picks=true

It's long been known that secret messages can be included in music through techniques such as backmasking, but now a Polish researcher has developed an entirely new approach.

StegIbiza is an algorithm for hiding information in a type of dance music known as Ibiza, which originates on the island by the same name in the western Mediterranean Sea.

StegIbiza: New Method for Information Hiding in Club Music

https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1608/1608.02988.pdf

I'm not sure what value this could be to users except that bandwidth could be used for multiple things such as sending lyrics to a screen like Amazon's whisper notes. Being able to embed data along with video and audio could be used for closed captioning.

[brad]

I was initially thinking they may have used it to mess with peoples subconscious like they have done in the past with video. I wonder how hard it would be for someone to detect the presence of these encoded messages if they had software such as Logic X Pro.