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[Wayne Goodwin]

Now This is Troubling if they can watch you through the TV

Bill would warn viewers their TV is watching them

U.S. Reps. Walter Jones of North Carolina and Michael Capuano of Massachusetts are pushing legislation that would require television watchers be given a warning before their TV sets start to watch them back.

Capuano said he’s co-sponsoring the bill in response to reports that national telecommunications companies are exploring technologies that would allow digital video recordings of the personal activities of consumers as they watch television to better target ads.

Capuano said that while the technology is in its conceptual stages, it’s important Congress establish clear boundaries before it becomes a reality.

The bill would require consumers to agree to the technology before it’s used.

The bill, which Capuano calls the “We Are Watching You Act,” would also require an on-screen warning whenever a device is recording information. — ASSOCIATED PRESS

[Shadowman]

They will never get into my old Gateway Laptop. Everynight before I go to bed I shut it down and carefully hide the paper clip that I use to fire it up in the morning. Even Maxwell Smart could not figure it out. Web Cam - what's that. ;-)

[ProblemAgain]

those keyloggers can really change your life....i know one couple that it changed theirs....he installed it on his wife's laptop without her knowing...cept the university it guy found it and told her about it...sure changed the hubby's life...he used to live in a nice 4 bedroom house...now he lives in a studio apartment...