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Tivo Tracks Superbowl Viewing Habits
ThePretender writes "Sprinkled in the Janet Jackson boob stories is an alarming bit of information: Tivo tracks subscribers' viewing habits. They know how many times the boob was viewed, among other good-to-have (meaning data worth $$) information. Yes, if you agreed to Tivo's privacy policy you knew they could do this, with the promise that you aren't identifiable. Put on the tin foil hats? Or just another way for them to keep your monthly fee down (snicker)." A story from 2002 has more information and makes clear that Tivo does have the capability to record every click you make on the remote control, at all times. Previously Tivo said they tracked 10,000 people for the Super Bowl, this year 20,000.
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... accounts for the majority of replays tracked.
I am not sure if that statistic includes me 'coz I haven't un-paused my Tivo yet :)
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Since Bush's State of the Union address.
> A story from 2002 has more information and makes clear that Tivo does have the capability to record every click you make on the remote control, at all times.
Fortunately, they still don't have the ability to track what your other hand is doing, at any time.
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bravo, CBS, for keeping our children safe.
When it is all said and done, all this did was prove once again why we should limit nudity, most people look much better with their clothes on, include Janet. Seeing her boob was quite a letdown, I'm not surprised that the SuperBowl ratings sagged a bit.
Ms. Jackson needs some support, and I don't mean from her family. One would think that they could implant some convictions to prevent this sort of droopy moral character in the future. We need more pert personalities to provide better role models for our country.
I rarely read replies, it's my opinion and if you thought about your opinion a little more, I'm OK with that.
Since Bush's State of the Union address.
Yeah, but people were using fast-forward with that one, not rewind!
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Sorry, the broadcast specifically said we would need the express written permission of the NFL to redistribute any part of it...
In theory... this should make for a better future broadcasts as they can analyze the feedback from the users
.. complete shite!! Hack those TiVos.. make sure Firefly is the most watched programme (even if its not broadcast. they'll never twig)
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..
Imagine what the majority of users watch. It ain't the good stuff you know. It's whether Daisy is sleeping with Brad behind Eric's back whilst Jake is having difficulty running his business and Karen is deciding whether to give up her job and become an alternative therapist.
in other words
Of course, next year, her nipples will have little stickers that say "Drink Pepsi!" on them... but hey, life's full of compromises.
American men who watch football like women's breasts.
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Personally I'm outraged Janet had a piece of metal covering her nipple. That's complete bullshit.
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What's the big deal with a boob? Every kid sees tits from the second they are born (they depend on them basically). Seeing a boob on tv may just have made the kids hungrier, since it was dinnertime for alot of people.
When I saw it today I went and made a glass of chocolate milk for some strange reason.