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SonicBlue Ordered to Spy on ReplayTV Viewers

Posted by timothy on from the surveillance-society-to-tracking-society dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: "Got outrage? According to a story on SiliconValley.com, a federal magistrate has ordered SonicBlue to track ReplayTV users' every click to see what they're watching, recording, skipping (commercials) and e-mailing to friends. The info is to be given to the entertainment industry control freaks who are suing SonicBlue for allegedly abetting copyright violations."

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  1. Isn't this unconfisituional or something? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Isn't tracking what a user does in their home (esp if they haven't agreed to it when they bought it) unconstitutional? Something about privacy has got to be in there somewhere... They aren't criminals, so why are they treating the customers like them. This, among other things, makes me want to build a place like the guy in Enemy of the State has...

    Tibbon

  2. I have no sympathy by Dr+Kool,+PhD · · Score: 0, Troll

    These are the same guys that made the S3 ViRGE, the biggest POS ever made. The ViRGE was so bad that S3 had to change their name. Personally I think it would be great if these losers went out of business.