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Re: ever get that feeling........

Posted by **maclen909** on Jun 19, 2013 at 9:27:45 AM:
In Reply to: ever get that feeling........ posted by **Hippie J** on Jun 19, 2013 at 6:03:48 AM:

*like you're being watched?
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*Big Brother alert: Cameras in the cable box to monitor TV viewers
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* The Alex Jones Channel Alex Jones Show podcast Prison Planet TV Infowars.com Twitter Alex Jones' Facebook Infowars store
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*Cheryl K. Chumley
*Washington Times
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*It hardly gets more Orwellian than this. New technology would allow cable companies to peer directly into television watchers’ homes and monitor viewing habits and reactions to product advertisements.
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*The technology would come via the cable box, and at least one lawmaker on Capitol Hill is standing in opposition.
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*Mass. Democratic Rep. Michael Capuano has introduced a bill, the We Are Watching You Act, to prohibit the technology on boxes and collection of information absent consumer permission. The bill would also require companies that do use the data to show “we are watching you” messages on the screen and to explain just what kinds of information is being captured and for what reasons, AdWeek reported.
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*since this concept reached the people well over a decade ago:
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*its never been a conspiracy theory - always been a fact
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*we got rid of cable almost 2 yrs ago and its one of the best decisions we've made regarding 'media'
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*hj

Which is it? New technology or technology over a decade old? If they have been doin this for over a decade then this isn't exactly new technology, nor is it a breaking story. Maybe tomorrow you'll post about the Hindenburg or even the end of the civil war... Spoiler alert: the north won.

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