 at&t rewrites their privacy policy, so they can make their spying legal |
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| at&t rewrites their privacy policy, so they can make their spying legal |
 Jun 22 2006, 08:40 AM
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http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/06/06/21/1718219.shtml
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...BUG9VJHB9C1.DTL The new policy states that: 1. AT&T (not the customers) owns customers' confidential information and can use it however they want. 2. AT&T will track the viewing habits of it's new video/TV service (something that cable and satellite providers are prohibited from doing). 3. AT&T requires you to agree to the new privacy policy or have your accounts canceled. |
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Jun 22 2006, 08:47 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
i didn't know cable companies couldn't track what you watch... how do they come up with tv show ratings and crap then?
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Jun 22 2006, 08:50 AM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 885 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Lubbock, Texas Member No.: 12 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Jun 22 2006, 08:47 AM) i didn't know cable companies couldn't track what you watch... how do they come up with tv show ratings and crap then? they hire independent companies to do polling. Alot of these companies give a voluntary device to hook up to your tv to monitor what is being watched. |
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Jun 22 2006, 08:52 AM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Jun 22 2006, 08:47 AM) i didn't know cable companies couldn't track what you watch... how do they come up with tv show ratings and crap then? i think they use an independent company where people consent... and they're allowed to determine the number of people watching a program (anonymous totals), but they're not allowed to associate a program with a subscriber |
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Jun 22 2006, 09:07 AM
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 The Transient Aggie Group: Members Posts: 546 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 21 |
thank god for VOIP. my parents recently got it and it kicks ass...even shows caller ID on the TV !!
--------------------  A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have. |
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Jun 22 2006, 09:21 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 5,275 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 2 |
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Jun 22 2006, 01:29 PM
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 Let's Bother Snape!!! Group: Members Posts: 1,598 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Albuquerque, NM Member No.: 10 |
Yay for working for this company ¬¬ Yippee... looks like I may need to find a new job because I do not agree with their policies.
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Jun 22 2006, 02:06 PM
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  Group: Agents Posts: 4,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: lu-bok Member No.: 41 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Jun 22 2006, 09:47 AM) i didn't know cable companies couldn't track what you watch... how do they come up with tv show ratings and crap then? ever hear of a nielsen family? they tell the company what they watch, that goes into the stats. -------------------- 32-bit whore
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Jun 22 2006, 02:18 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
yeah i've heard of the nielsen ratings, just didn't know how they actually got the stats.
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Jun 23 2006, 12:00 AM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 2,499 Joined: 23-February 06 From: El Paso Texas Member No.: 32 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Jun 22 2006, 02:18 PM) yeah i've heard of the nielsen ratings, just didn't know how they actually got the stats. i don't know either but commander in cheif was being hyped up and i knew of no one that watched the show -------------------- |
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