Comments on: Update: Comcast Responds to Camera Story

By: Stasi

Stasi — Sun, 30 May 2010 18:18:46 +0000

Boycott Comcast ! this company is evil and outright dangerous ! Comcast should change its name to East german's Stasi police.

By: no one

no one — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:21:02 +0000

yup anti christ im done with comcast this is what i figure since they do not have a good power supply and it runs off the cable wires which producer a lil bit more wattage then a telephone line and then you have the power dc thing on the modem this is what gives cable its fast ness dial up only has like 56k what ever point is if their using their cable connection as a way for the video feed plus the inet plus the cable on the tv then they dont have much power to get live feed without a lagg so they would have to how you say stop one of them for a few secons so maybe everytime your screen goes black their using the reciever for the remote signal as a camera thats why the front has that black plastic on it when it goes black and goes out their prolly takin pictures as well as recording sound and when the quick couple seconds they got gets sent back it goes to normal just to see if its intresting what your doing all you need is a little tape so atleast the remote works lol but always remember any reciever without buttons that requires you to use the remote and only the remote then yeh thats the test box and they watchin that ass lol jesus is da only way out peepz repent or else he cometh quickly unto thee as a theif in the night

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:55:53 +0000

Back when I was around 10 years old my Uncle, who is a minister, wrote about how the Government will watch us through our T.V.'s in the future..He had a lot of strange Newsletters that made him look a bit crazy. Now I'm 39 and see a lot of what he wrote back then possibly coming true. How did he know so much about the New World Order? Did people know about this back in the 70's and 80's? Even the stuff about T.V.'s.

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Wirbel um Kameras in Set-Top-Boxen « Bits of Freedom — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:37:29 +0000

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By: BIT RATE » Blog Archive » Comcast: The DVRs Will Have Eyes?

BIT RATE » Blog Archive » Comcast: The DVRs Will Have Eyes? — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:55:52 +0000

[...] Kunkel later wrote to NewTeeVee in an attempt to correct the implication that Comcast would be doing anything other than displaying someone’s favorites when they sit down in front of the TV: "I want to be clear that in no way are we exploring any camera devices that would monitor customer behavior." [...]

By: B

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:51:41 +0000

It is nobody’s business what you watch, or what anyone else who lives in your house, or anyone who visits your house.
I don’t watch TV often, so is Comcast going to block programs that I might want to see simply because they are not watched often?
What happens when my interests change and I want to watch something different?
What about privacy and freedom?
If you have children and are concerned about what they are watching, then you need to monitor the content, not the cable company. Be a responsible parent, be involved in your child’s life.
For all those who say it’s crazy that they will be able to watch you – wake up and smell technology. Even if it is just with heat sensors and not a clear image, if they put something in to “see” your gestures they can see you.
All those who have cable in thier bedrooms, think about this. All those who fool around on the couch, think about this.
First they want to see you, then they’ll want to hear you. If they can add cameras to watch your gestures, they can add microphones in it, too.
When will you ever be able to be yourself? We are already being watched every time we step outside of our houses – cameras in traffic lights, every store, mall, etc. We are tracked and recorded in our cell phones. The computer tracks what we read, type, etc. Your home is supposed to be your castle, where you can be free to be yourself without fear of others seeing your actions, free of ridicule, free of having to be perfect and proper.

If I want to pick my nose, touch myself, or whatever in the “privacy” of my own home I should be able to do that…PRIVATELY! Without someone monitoring my “gestures.”

By: TruthTime

TruthTime — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:12:35 +0000

"The camera-based gesture recognition device is in no way designed to – or capable of – monitoring your living room."

Sure, the "recognition device" isn't, but the CAMERA IS!

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:55:46 +0000

Any technology can, and will be used against those it was intended to help. GPS, Cells, Speedpass, CCTV, Credit cards, Internet(email especially), etc. Every single one of these devices where touted as a "saving grace". At first they all were. Then the US government AND private corporations started to use info gathered by these devices to track and monitor its citizens. I am by no means a criminal, why should I be treated like one? It is getting to the point of no return. Anyone see many companies charge you extra for paying in cash now? Welcome to the New World Order. Just wait, ISPs will soon start to charge for different types of Data flow over their network. For email it may be a few bucks. For video it will cost your 1st born....

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:37:17 +0000

Let 'em... Let 'em subpoena my fast pass... Let 'em subpoena my cable box...

It will end up showing that the records kept of my activities match up with what I did. Period.

The only people who are hell bent on their privacy have something to hide. It's about damn time that we Americans become accountable for our own actions. Cops got fired for visiting Jersey? GOOD! They're supposed to be out WORKING. Someone got pegged in a divorce case? GREAT!

If parents would raise their kids a little better, they wouldn't 'accidentally' access adult content...

Go ahead, track my bittorrent use. Track my TV watching times. Track what I watch and where I watch it.

For crissake, people, get your heads out of your asses and take some responsibility for your own actions!

By: Dabsinfiction

Dabsinfiction — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:51:29 +0000

I don't need the cable company giving me advice on what programs to watch. The thing to work out is whether we have a choice in the matter. Can we say, "no thanks" to the camera deal? If it's pushed on customers then it's wrong in my book. I have no small children looking at R or Hard R rated movies, so I could care less about blocking certain programming.

I can see this ending up in court. Someone somewhere will find a way to file a suit of some kind. I wonder what the FCC thinks of this camera business? Personally I don't care. I'm still watching MY FAVORITE shows in my underwear.