gatorkram
Spelling and Grammer impared
Premium
join:2002-07-22
Winterville, NC
clubs: | WTF?
What else can you say to something like this, but WTF? |
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texans20
Weapons of Masturbation
Premium
join:2002-09-28
Texas!
clubs: | The Onion?
Sure The Onion didn't write this article? |
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ykronic
Premium
join:2006-01-31
Canada | reply to gatorkram
Re: WTF?
When you consider how much a month some people spend on pr0n this idea goes from just being stupid to downright disturbing  |
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swhx7
Premium
join:2006-07-23
Elbonia | reply to gatorkram
Don't people dislike Comcast enough already? |
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billy2313
Roadrunner
join:2001-10-13
Middletown, OH | reply to texans20
Re: The Onion?
Can somebody say lawsuit! |
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bamaraid
join:2007-11-12
Augusta, WV
 ·FrontierNet Intern..
| Big Brother
just a way for the cable company to be voyeurs. This is an invasion of the public's privacy, even law enforcement has to have a supeona from a judge to do wire taps, and thats just voice. I am not a comcast user but I know if this ever comes to bear fruit whos next the sattelite companies or what. The old men at comcast must need a new way to get their jollies off |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
Premium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | Brilliant PR move.
Wow. Just wow. Reminds me of the old conspiracy theories of you watch the TV, but they watch you thru the TV.
Except... this isn't science fiction. Comcast, do you like bad PR or what? |
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Eric Martin
join:2005-06-19
66308 | Comcast needs to F-ing DIE
They have gone too far.
Public boycott needs to be organized.
Need to organize and notify people to stay away from them |
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tshirt
Premium,MVM
join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA
 ·Comcast
| reply to ykronic
Re: WTF?
said by ykronic  :When you consider how much a month some people spend on pr0n this idea goes from just being stupid to downright disturbing So your cablebox would be providing content, for someone elses "On demand porn channel"? |
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exocet_cm
In memory of dadkins
Premium
join:2003-03-23
New Orleans, LA
clubs:
·Cox HSI
·Suddenlink
 ·Cingular Wireless
·AT&T Southeast
·Charter Pipeline
| The Most Shocking Part
Is that this story is real... I can't believe it. I am at a loss for words  |
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amungus
Premium
join:2004-11-26
America
clubs:
| rumors...
Long ago, in a broadcast world far far away, there were rumors.
The rumors went something like this, but keep in mind, they've been circulated a bit.. thus making them pretty unreliable 
Some have claimed that Nielsen boxes had 'secret' capabilities such that it would/could detect body heat, some also claimed they had a microphone. Still others claimed they had cameras, and of course, there were some who claimed it had all of the above and then some...
I've known one household to have had a Nielsen box. I seriously doubt it had any such capabilities... it was mounted on the back side of the tube, out of sight... It was also a rather outdated looking piece of technology, though it was interesting to see it wired directly into the set itself - the installer had to wire it directly in line with the tuner I guess.
Not surprising in the least. It's an advertisers dream box; to glean every detail of your thoughts and impulses...
All DVR's rented from the cable co seem to have clauses in your contract where they tell you they know what you're tuned into...... this is the next step, sadly. And I honestly don't think most people will care, which is even more sad. |
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mikenolan7
Premium
join:2005-06-07
Torrance, CA | Comcast DVR
I want one now! Every time a commercial comes on I'm going to get up, drop my drawers, and moon that camera. You want to see what's going on in my living room? I'll show you the Holy Grail. |
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rmdir
join:2003-03-13
Chicago, IL | reply to tshirt
Re: WTF?
Wait until I watch one of the late night Cinemax movies. Wonder if the box has a motion detection feature? |
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ykronic
Premium
join:2006-01-31
Canada
| reply to tshirt
said by tshirt :said by ykronic :When you consider how much a month some people spend on pr0n this idea goes from just being stupid to downright disturbing So your cablebox would be providing content, for someone elses "On demand porn channel"? If it was you better believe I'd be expecting to be paid. I don't work for free.
But hasn't been cable in my house for 7 years let alone a cable box so I'll just have to hope my website picks up  |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| reply to tshirt
Pretty much a 'free' and new revenue stream for Comcast
Their recognition system may not work too well if you have a couple doing the horizontal polka on the sofa. 
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Canada = Hollywood North |
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Richard B
Fur It Up
join:2007-06-22
Portland, OR
·Comcast
| advertising
This is noting that a piece of duct tape can cure. More disturbing is the idea the advertiser need to know who I am I am sick and tired of targeting advertising; it called laziness. What happened to making a catch ad to reach a wide range of customers.
Comcast you can go to hell before I allow your camera in my living room. You can stick this in your pipe and smoke it. |
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Anonymous
Premium
join:2004-06-01
IA
·Mediacom
| reply to mikenolan7
Re: Comcast DVR
said by mikenolan7 :I want one now! Every time a commercial comes on I'm going to get up, drop my drawers, and moon that camera. You want to see what's going on in my living room? I'll show you the Holy Grail. LMAO
This can't be real. I mean a camera embedded in the DVR box? |
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
Premium
join:2005-06-29
clubs:
 ·QuantumVoice
·AT&T Southeast
·RoadRunner Cable
| said by Anonymous :said by mikenolan7 :I want one now! Every time a commercial comes on I'm going to get up, drop my drawers, and moon that camera. You want to see what's going on in my living room? I'll show you the Holy Grail. LMAO This can't be real. I mean a camera embedded in the DVR box? think about it it has a Ifr sensor on it. could be more than that like a camera... lmfao |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| El Fixo!
Uhm... Got Tape? |
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loadmaster
join:2001-01-10
San Jose, CA | Time for a cardboard dummy
I'll just create a cardboard dummy like in the Star Trek episode the Corbomite Maneuver. |
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