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HiPointDem

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18. Not buying one may solve the problem for you, but not for the population as a whole. Is there
Thu Dec 6, 2012, 06:34 PM
Dec 2012

any doubt that if it got you reduced rates for TV, plenty of people would go for that deal? And gradually, what was once the exception becomes the norm, & those who resist the shift are gradually excluded from other necessities. The same thing will happen with computers & now that lots of employers/banks mandate that payments must be computerized...there you go.

Sounds cool to me. Imagine if we could choose whose living room we got to watch. rhett o rick Dec 2012 #1
Fuck that noise. NO way. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #2
Hell to the no! Stay out of my house! backtoblue Dec 2012 #6
What ya do is put up a closed loop video in front of their spy hole. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #30
Will the customers have the option of opting out? rachel1 Dec 2012 #3
I will. That will be the day I... YvonneCa Dec 2012 #7
Don't use Verizon. Losing business will teach them not to spy. The Wielding Truth Dec 2012 #26
You must not have read the part about how comcast & google already have similar patents. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #71
I imagine that would be made as difficult as legally possible. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #88
I sincerely hope that people will eventually get tired of ads in their face all the time arcane1 Dec 2012 #4
I think any company pushing in-your-face ads alp227 Dec 2012 #44
Creepy, intrusive, and utterly disgusting. PDJane Dec 2012 #5
No, I don't like it at all. Brigid Dec 2012 #8
Orwell = prophet. How did he know? I have no doubt they'll 'sell' these to the population with HiPointDem Dec 2012 #10
towards the end of his life my dear old uncle al was convinced the tv was watching him dembotoz Dec 2012 #9
Fuck, I've been paranoid about the front facing camera in my Samsung tablet Matariki Dec 2012 #11
Cover the camera lens with a tiny piece of paper taped into place except when you WANT to use it. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #25
maybe I'm paranoid auntsue Dec 2012 #52
Corporations and the national security state would want it. And who else matters, eh? HiPointDem Dec 2012 #69
The iconic vision of Big Brother from 1984 is being patented by Verizon. Nice... think Dec 2012 #12
"Comcast patented similar monitoring technology in 2008...Google proposed yet another patent..." HiPointDem Dec 2012 #70
Somebody ought to start a petition..... AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #13
The easiest petition of them all: not buying one arcane1 Dec 2012 #14
Not buying one may solve the problem for you, but not for the population as a whole. Is there HiPointDem Dec 2012 #18
That's exactly what worries me arcane1 Dec 2012 #20
I know we are outnumbered by the "average" person who will indeed dutifully get one of these things. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #34
Well said. nt woo me with science Dec 2012 #51
What if they don't tell you it's got the spygear inside? Hydra Dec 2012 #28
Imagine the public relations shit-storm, possible criminal charges and law suits... -..__... Dec 2012 #32
Indeed, I'm sure they are all lobbying to make it legal to hide that fact arcane1 Dec 2012 #33
They become ubiquitous, woo me with science Dec 2012 #42
What is the internet ID plan, exactly? Brigid Dec 2012 #66
Single point of entry into internet transactions. woo me with science Dec 2012 #85
Wow. Brigid Dec 2012 #86
Many disturbing things are happening quietly. woo me with science Dec 2012 #87
The best tool child molesters ever had. slampoet Dec 2012 #15
Big Brother! tblue Dec 2012 #16
"If there is hope, it lies in the Proles" - Orwell in 1984 PennsylvaniaMatt Dec 2012 #17
I'm gonna hold out for the bedroom... no, the *bathroom* version. n/t Smarmie Doofus Dec 2012 #19
Think of the possibilities here. -..__... Dec 2012 #21
Yes, it could be tons of fun messing with it. Avalux Dec 2012 #27
I'd just put a bicycle helmet mirror on it AlexSatan Dec 2012 #72
k & r! nt wildbilln864 Dec 2012 #22
All I need for the full happiness is my DVR spying on me. LisaL Dec 2012 #23
It may be too late.... there_is_no_spoon Dec 2012 #24
We are the telephone company and we are here to help you. lpbk2713 Dec 2012 #29
I am getting old. lalalu Dec 2012 #54
Lily Tomlin MiniMe Dec 2012 #60
Thanks lalalu Dec 2012 #62
Lily Tomlin. DocMac Dec 2012 #61
Thanks lalalu Dec 2012 #63
ernestine grilled onions Dec 2012 #64
Me too which is why lalalu Dec 2012 #65
Why are people scared? Ter Dec 2012 #31
Ah but want to bet the TV won't play at all if it just sees black/nothing? NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #57
and what about the listening in? MiniMe Dec 2012 #59
Why should that even have to be something to consider doing? (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #89
Wow! The Burns and Allen TV show of the 50s comes to life! graham4anything Dec 2012 #35
Nothing new. Google researched tailoring ads to background sounds unc70 Dec 2012 #36
Nothing that can't be solved with a little tape. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #37
This is insane. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #38
They think we are stupid enough to be swayed by targeted ads arcane1 Dec 2012 #67
Some people keep the TV and DVR in their bedroom. I don't think they want a DVR JDPriestly Dec 2012 #73
...sounds of “cuddling”? RC Dec 2012 #39
If you haven't done anything wrong pscot Dec 2012 #40
What if I'm having sex? Swede Atlanta Dec 2012 #41
How will businesses survive without advertising? alp227 Dec 2012 #46
They survived this long . . . Brigid Dec 2012 #75
Welcome to the Machine, Bainbridge Bear Dec 2012 #43
Wasn't there a book about this a while back? FiveGoodMen Dec 2012 #45
TVs The Wizard Dec 2012 #47
This is way to creepy! sheshe2 Dec 2012 #48
They would lose customers bigtime. Sunlei Dec 2012 #49
Webcams in every room! Old and In the Way Dec 2012 #50
Nope. That's not going in my living room. RedCappedBandit Dec 2012 #53
I Can't wait to tell The Big Guy! ThoughtCriminal Dec 2012 #55
Faux news Glamrock Dec 2012 #56
"I like to watch" lalalu Dec 2012 #58
Dear God, no no no! Verizon is now DEAD to me Trailrider1951 Dec 2012 #68
Fever was right PD Turk Dec 2012 #74
The real cops are in on it lol Kalidurga Dec 2012 #77
I don't watch much modern stuff PD Turk Dec 2012 #80
they just sell it as a security cam. putitinD Dec 2012 #76
I'm ordering the e-346, Gladys Kravitz model. Kurovski Dec 2012 #78
But at least if you sit perfectly still with a cardboard box on your head wickerwoman Dec 2012 #79
If it catches me constantly snoring in front of my TV will I be bombarded with stay-awake remedies? NBachers Dec 2012 #81
I keep getting the STRANGEST ads on my tv! Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #82
Easy solution to this. Heywood J Dec 2012 #83
If a nanny-cam simple-ass obvious thing.. sendero Dec 2012 #84
The joke line was crossed when naturally occurring genomes started getting patented. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #90
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