[colug-432] We Are Watching You Act of 2013

[tom]

On 06/23/2013 03:43 PM, Steve VanSlyck wrote:
>
> They've had this tech for many years. It was dropped once due to the 
> panicked reaction to the finding that watchers of major league sports 
> were, ahem, mostly asleep. Not a finding likely to enhance advertising 
> revenues.
>
>
>
> tom <thomas.w.cranston at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     Hi
>
>     Anybody aware of this? Just heard about it on the radio this morning.
>
>     http://broadcastengineering.com/regulation/we-are-watching-you-act-introduced-regulate-privacy-home.
>
>     In short, Microsoft, Verizon and others are proposing TV's, XBoxes, etc
>     be manufactured so that they can watch your reaction to content to
>     facilitate better advertising.
>
>     The act is a joint proposal by a liberal and a conservative. The
>     conservative wants people to be notified that they are being watched and
>     let the free market deal. If you don't want to be watched in the privacy
>     of your own home, don't buy a new TV.
>
>     I think the manufacturor's should be required to place a big obvious on
>     off switch on the front of the device. Better yet, just out right out
>     law it.
>
>     Veri!
>       zon
>     submitted a patent for the technology but has been denied so far.
>
>     Tom
>
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Have you seen this patent by Microsoft for a home video player device to 
determine the number of people watching a video, and charge you accordingly?

http://www.geekwire.com/2012/microsoft-diskinect-freeloading-tv-viewers/



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