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Spelling and Grammer impared
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join:2002-07-22
Winterville, NC
clubs: | WTF? What else can you say to something like this, but WTF? | |
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ykronic
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join:2006-01-31
Canada | 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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tshirt
Premium
join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA
| 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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join:2003-03-13
Chicago, IL | 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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join:2003-01-26
Gaithersburg, MD | Re: WTF? I dunno, sounds to me like a whole new meaning to the term "facial" recognition...  | |
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swhx7
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join:2006-07-23
Elbonia | Don't people dislike Comcast enough already? | |
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pipdipchip
8 Megabits A Second
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join:2003-12-04
Hanover, MN
| Re: WTF? Seriously, who does Comcast think they are?
Firstly, I hope and pray this will be a voluntary. Secondly, is this the best way to keep track of who is watching the TV? How about a simple login system? Login and select who is watching the TV if they are so damn interested in what people are watching.
Why does Comcast even care who is watching and what they are watching? They aren't content providers. They just deliver content. They should care less. The only reason is that content providers would probably pay Comcast a lot for that kind of information.
But seriously, does Comcast have a PR department? Do they care about their customers at all? I left Comcast and would suggest it to all other Comcast customers. They DO NOT care about their customers.
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RadioDoc
Sortofadog
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
Chicago, IL
 ·AT&T Midwest
| Re: WTF? Ah, but they are content providers. Comcast Sports Net, E!, The Golf Channel, G4 and several others are owned by Comcast and they sell local ad insertions on all of their systems. Such technology would be a gold mine for them.
Which is why I am certain Kunkel was not joking around.
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join:2004-03-19
Covington, LA | Re: WTF? I think they just wanted to see if certain Comcast users were defiling the boxes they loved them so much. | |
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BIGMIKE
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join:2002-06-07
Westminster, CA
| DVR cable box HACK  | |
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Unit649
I B U, Who U B?
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join:2000-01-22
Stockton, CA | Re: WTF? Either that or a piece of duck tape over the lens  | |
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JokerCPoC
join:2005-11-21
Yermo, CA
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March 21st, @01:39AM
| Nah, I'd just cover the camera with electrical tape.
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| ashworth
join:2001-10-06
Pittsburgh, PA | Agreed....seriously ridiculous and I'm sure BBR and the industry will be all over this....WTF | |
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tc1uscg
join:2005-03-09
Saint Clair Shores, MI | one hundred and two uses for duct tape.. Now, where's that lens again? | |
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| JerryTongue
join:2003-04-01
Auburn, WA | They do that to me without my consent I will sue them if I can. | |
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this guy
@verizon.com
| said by gatorkram :What else can you say to something like this, but WTF? Hmm, put a camera in my dvr, sure no problem, i'll just put electrical tape of your camera... LOL "HOW YOU DOIN?" | |
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MrMoody
Under the black helicopters
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC | If you're not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to hide!
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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| Re: Time to drag out the standard line Its not about not having anything to hide its about the the fact that I don't always get dressed to watch tv. Whose to say they won't activate the camera when no one is watching TV?. Ever had sex in your living room? Better yet if you have one in your bedroom, would you really want a camera pointed right at your azz while you're freakin? | |
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quibbly
Premium
join:2003-02-07
Sugar Land, TX | Are you Big Brother | |
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trebzon
join:2001-09-03
Grandville, MI | All I can say is it will be a cold day in Hell. Take my TV first. Asnine! | |
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join:2002-04-10 | I'll take 2 of these. One to toss off a third story building and another to repeatedly run over with my car. Then, those Comcast execs can watch as their equipment gets abused. | |
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Stinky
@sbcglobal.net
| You're all a bunch of morons! If you think this is the begining, then think again! This has been going on for a while. This is just Comcasts contribution to the Patriot Act. That's right folks, The Patriot Act. They don't need you permission to watch you. They don't need your permission to listen to you. As long as they are willing to turn over any information the Government asks for, then they can record your ass all dfay and night. AND, it's already going on with some services.
Sec. 2703. Required disclosure of customer communications or
records'';
(B) in subsection (c) by redesignating paragraph (2)as paragraph (3); (C) in subsection (c)(1)--
(i) by striking ``(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service may'' and inserting ``A governmental entity may require a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service to''; (ii) by striking ``covered by subsection (a) or (b) of this section) to any person other than a governmental entity.``(B) A provider of electronic communication serviceor remote computing service shall disclose a record or other information pertaining to a subscriber to or customer of such service (not including the contents of communications covered by subsection (a) or (b) of this section) to a governmental entity'' and inserting ``)'';(iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as paragraph (2);(iv) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively;(v) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated) by striking the period and inserting ``; or''; and(vi) by inserting after subparagraph (D) (as redesignated) the following:``(E) seeks information under paragraph (2).''; and(D) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated) by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' and insert ``paragraph (1)''. (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 121 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking the item relating to section 2703 and
inserting the following:
``2703. Required disclosure of customer communications or records.''.
Want more information? Read the Patriot Act Yourself. »frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin···l056.107 | |
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texans20
Johama McBama 08
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join:2002-09-28
Texas!
clubs: | The Onion? Sure The Onion didn't write this article? | |
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billy2313
Roadrunner
join:2001-10-13
Middletown, OH | Re: The Onion? Can somebody say lawsuit! | |
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TK Junk Mail
Go ahead, make my day
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join:2002-03-03
Margate City, NJ
clubs:
 ·Comcast
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March 20th, @07:01PM
| said by texans20 :Sure The Onion didn't write this article? The Comcast guy was probably just having fun with the reporter. He did say it was AFTER the reporter turned his camera off.
Kunkel also spoke on camera with me about fixing bad Comcast user experiences, the ongoing BitTorrent battle and VOD. But he mostly towed the corporate line on these issues (the monitoring your living room came up after my camera was put away). --
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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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amungus
Premium
join:2004-11-26
America
clubs:
·Cox HSI
| 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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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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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA | Re: advertising The problem with the duct tape solution is that if the remote sensor is integrated into the camera lense; duct tape will make life miserable because you'd have to change the channel manually. | |
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dadkins
Living on a Blu Planet
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| El Fixo! Uhm... Got Tape? | |
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ropeguru
Premium
join:2001-01-25
Hollywood, FL
clubs: | Re: El Fixo! I was thinking spray paint. | |
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join:2007-11-12
Augusta, WV | Re: El Fixo! they would still charge u that amount for removing the adhesive LOL | |
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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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banditws6
Shrinking Time and Distance
join:2001-08-18
Naples, FL | Re: Time for a cardboard dummy Don't forget to put red gels on your living room lamps and add the cool "swimming video" effect.
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old_wiz_60
join:2005-06-03
Bedford, MA
·Verizon FIOS
| Boggles the mind Now what do they do if:
Someone is doing dope or underage teens drinking - call the cops?
Dog watching tv? - send commercials for dog food?
Just a baby watching - send ads for diapers?
A blank room? send no ads?
Someone is murdered - do they have to turn it over to law enforcement? | |
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punker
deleted by moderator
Premium
join:2004-06-21
Palmdale, CA
clubs:
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·RoadRunner Cable
| Re: Boggles the mind said by old_wiz_60 :Now what do they do if: Someone is doing dope or underage teens drinking - call the cops? Dog watching tv? - send commercials for dog food? Just a baby watching - send ads for diapers? A blank room? send no ads? Someone is murdered - do they have to turn it over to law enforcement? case would get droped (that calls for illegal wiretap illegal cam) it would have to be droped from the evdience | |
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join:2008-03-16
New Rochelle, NY | Re: Boggles the mind Its not illegal if somewhere hidden in the contract is one small sentence saying that you consent to being recorded on video | |
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punker
deleted by moderator
Premium
join:2004-06-21
Palmdale, CA
clubs:
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March 20th, @07:08PM
| just another way for the NSA to get an Cam into your House now the NSA can watch you Via your cable box
i bet the goverment would pay to see these cams | |
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join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs:
·Comcast Formerly ..
| Re: just another way for the NSA to get an Cam into your House said by punker :now the NSA can watch you Via your cable box i bet the goverment would pay to see these cams Reminds me of the Simpsons movie , where the one guy stands up in the big room , and shouts "FINALLY IT WORKED"
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fireflier
Coffee. . .Need Coffee
Premium
join:2001-05-25
Limbo | One more use Use number 1003 for duct tape. . .
Cover the front of your Comcast box and let their advertising program watch the adhesive side of tape. | |
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punker
deleted by moderator
Premium
join:2004-06-21
Palmdale, CA
clubs: | Re: One more use but it might voltate the TOS all you have to do is turn around the box and the cam will only see drywall | |
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neufuse
join:2006-12-06
Indiana, PA
·Comcast
·Verizon Online DSL
| uh huh... isn't invasion of privacy illegal? or do they put some hitch in the TOS that says you agree to this by having their service?
anyways that solves my problem of tivo or Comcast DVR... and with SDV on tivo coming... just makes it more of a better choice... | |
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zenafu
join:2007-06-12
Brooklyn, NY | They told us so.. Paranoid schizophrenics are NOT gonna like this. But it won't surprise them. | |
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cruzinmy64
@ameritech.net
| They ALREADY watch your viewing habits! Yes, They ALREADY watch your viewing habits!
They already have the possibility of ... Leave a channel on when you are sleeping and it will register that you are some serial killer watching every rerun of some BS late light movie? Send notification to the Feds to a watch list if you watch a porn called "Barely Legal"?
NOW CAMERA? What BALLS they have!!!
STICK WITH **ONE WAY** SATELLITE!!! | |
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Hambone
Hambone
join:2007-08-11
North Hollywood, CA | Re: Big Brother to the extreme. Sorry.. but you'll need a $10.99 COMCAST voucher before you may have sex. | |
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visio
join:2001-08-29
Clifton, NJ | 1984 i think im going to pull out this book and read it again. this way i can at least not be as surprised... from here on | |
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| rahvin112
join:2002-05-24
Sandy, UT
| Re: 1984 One step from the cameras in the box to the government having an open tap to watch the cameras anytime they want to protect us from the "terrorists". After all if it's ok for them to tap your phone without a warrant, then it's ok to tap cameras in your home without one as well. Remember, if you don't have anything to hide then you don't care if the government has a camera on every TV.
I thought the UK was going to make it to 1984 before we did, Comcasts plan's might just prove me wrong. | |
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brooklynman4
join:2004-09-07
Brooklyn, NY | Re: And I Believe Everything Just get get naked with the old lady and give them a show. | |
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MisterMarcus
join:2001-11-10
San Diego, CA | Re: And I Believe Everything I was just going to say...my dad watches TV naked. Has since we were kids. Geez, could you just imagine the kind of stuff the monitoring guys have to deal with to keep their job...that better be quite the salary. | |
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Your Comcast DVR Is Watching You
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Big Brother to the extreme.
I am sure that if Comcast incorporates a snoop-o-matic camera in their DVR's they will make the camera the sensor for the remote control. I am sure they will also incorporate a SEX SPECTOR feature, in DVR's installed in master bedrooms, to make sure the subscriber is doing it the right way and not taking an illegal position. The terms of service will require that any X rated material recorded by the camera will become the property of the cable company for rebroadcast on the cable companies home porn channel. Most subscribers do not realize that the cable company makes a record of the channels you watch and when. In certain southern states you will be reported to the church lady on your block, if you watch the playboy channel or another X Rated Channel. This will be great for politicians that are subservient to the cable companies. The cable companies will provide a list of controversial programs that the politicians opponents watch for publication during political campaigns. Instead of Swift Boating a political opponent they will Click them Off.