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

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/17/big-brother-alert-cameras-cable-box-monitor-tv-vie/

That is unconstitutional and will not be allowed!
I will personally destroy all of those cable boxes myself if I have to!
We the people don't like you big government! Get out of my house!
Or I'll smash you out! You soabs!



*Enters the Rabbit Hole to get to Wonderland*

slow down!
You could defeat that so easy,it most likely wouldn't even make sense to install it at all!

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/cameras-your-cable-box-150374

Cameras in your cable box? No way, said Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.), who has introduced a new bill that would stop technology and TV video services from monitoring viewing using cameras or microphones built-in to set-top boxes or DVRs in order to analyze viewing behavior and serve up targeted ads.

The bill, called the We Are Watching You Act of 2013, would prohibit video service operators from collecting visual or audio data from the vicinity of the device without express permission from the consumer. For viewers that opt in, the monitoring company would have to display a "we are watching you" message on the screen and provide to the consumer what types of information is being collected and how it will be used.

While such Big Brother TV monitoring hasn't yet been deployed, Verizon last year filed a patent for monitoring technology that would use infrared cameras and microphones to track and collect consumer behavior in the vicinity of a TV or mobile device. According to the patent application, the technology could detect ambient action, like people eating, exercising, reading, sleeping and more.

"This may sound preposterous but it's neither a joke nor an exaggeration," Capuano said in a statement. "These DVRs would essentially observe consumers as they watch television as a way to super-target ads. It is an incredible invasion of privacy."

Microsoft's new Kinect also uses sophisticated tracking to detect body positions, but the sensor can be turned off and the consumer is in control of their own personal data, the company explained in a blog post.

"I think it's important to begin this conversation before we get too far down the road," Capuano told The Boston Globe. The bill is co-sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.)

Time to call the Autobots!

It's a little funny but......

most people don't realize their webcams, and game systems like the xbox connect machines, can be remotely activated, and if connected to your network, everything on it including their home security cameras, and when mobile, their GPS, OnStar, lowjack systems, smart cameras.... anything with the ability to send or receive a wireless signal.

I've realized this ever since they were created!
That's why I disable cameras / mics and monitor the system's actions!
They will never win a spy war with me!
Those soabs!
I've been spying on those Mountain Dew stealing aliens ever since I was a kid!
Those soabs will never take my Mountain Dew!