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auntsue

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52. maybe I'm paranoid

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 08:48 PM

Dec 2012

but I covered the camera in my laptop after I read of a guy who hacked into people's computors and watching through the built-in cameras. If I ever want to make a video or get on skype I can just peel off the tape.

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Verizon has filed a patent for a DVR that can watch and listen to the goings-on in your living room. [View all] HiPointDem Dec 2012 OP

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