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Judge Says Sonicblue Doesn't Have to Monitor

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the step-in-the-right-direction dept.

MoD writes "From CNet: District Court Judge Florence-Marie Cooper on Friday overturned a late April ruling that required the maker of ReplayTV set-top box technology to write and install software to monitor what its customers were watching."

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  1. We'll never get targeted advertising at this rate by Win-Developer · · Score: 1, Troll

    I don't understand why people are so opposed to having viewing habit information gathered. All the cable companies will be pushing targeted advertising in the next year or two, how will the cable companies be able to deliever targeted ads if no one wants their viewing habits looked at?

    How are cable companies supposed to gather the data they need? I'd like to know...

  2. Judge Says... by GOD_ALMIGHTY · · Score: 0, Troll

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  3. Re:1984 by turbine216 · · Score: 1, Troll

    Note to self:

    When commenting on stories regarding corporations collecting data, always mention "1984." Reap karma benefits. Laugh hysterically at moderators' short-sightedness.