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Big Brother alert: Cameras in the cable box to monitor TV viewers


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big-brother-alert-cameras-cable-box-monitor-tv-vieWashington Times:

It hardly gets more Orwellian than this. New technology would allow cable companies to peer directly into television watchers’ homes and monitor viewing habits and reactions to product advertisements.

The technology would come via the cable box, and at least one lawmaker on Capitol Hill is standing in opposition.

Mass. Democratic Rep. Michael Capuano has introduced a bill, the We Are Watching You Act, to prohibit the technology on boxes and collection of information absent consumer permission. The bill would also require companies that do use the data to show “we are watching you” messages on the screen and to explain just what kinds of information is being captured and for what reasons, AdWeek reported.Scissors-32x32.png


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Put tape over your camera on your PC, too, @Geee

 

I just taped this picture up in front of my set top box.

 

With what RM says about me... it will keep them fooled for years!

 

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