Microsoft Watching What You Watch

Arkham writes "According to this Wired article, Microsoft has contracted with a company called Predictive Networks to track the viewing habits of Microsoft TV devices. The Predictive software creates a "Digital Silhouette" that is described as being able "to tell them that Joe watches a lot of baseball, likes Situation Comedies, and responds favorably to commercials that use humor."." I've always said that I'm cool with my Tivo tracking what I watch, provided it never tells anyone my name and address to anyone. If it meant I watched more targetted advertisements, I'd fast forward less.

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Oh no, not again

[ekrout]

CmdrTaco: I've always said that I'm cool with my Tivo tracking what I watch, provided it never tells anyone my name and address to anyone.

I would much rather have some Tivo database somewhere with my name in it than to repeatedly write hideos prose on a web site that gets millions of hits per month. Or maybe that's just me...

;-) We still love you, 'taco