Google DVRs and TV Advertising

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday November 1, 2005 @04:03AM from the get-googly-eyed dept.

Ray writes "Google may be creating their own branded digital television DVR / satellite service. A DVR that lets you "Log In" with your Google Account before you begin your television watching would allow Google to serve up relevant ads based on: the program you are watching, your search history, the type of emails you have received in the past 24 hours (excluding spam hopefully), or anything else Google can track. Imagine the possibilities... You are watching Google Satellite TV through your "internet ready" Google DVR."

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Re:I'm sorry by xiando · 2005-11-01 04:37 · Score: 4, Informative

Are you afraid that Google will spy on you? Edit - Preferences - Cookies - Allow sites to set cookies - Click "for the orginating web site only", select Keep Cookies: until I close Firefox That being said, there is also a lot of plug-ins like the ones who show "Page Rank" that track you. And the Google spyb.. eh, toolbar. But those are optional additions, just like keeping cookies (or accepting them at all) is a choice IF you have basic computer knowledge.

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