This is not new. Here in the UK, anyone who subscribes to the Sky TV Digital 'service' (prop. Rupert Murdoch) will find they are required to connect their set-top box to the phone network (failure to do so incurs a £160 ($200) fine).
The box contains a modem, which dials a freephone number at Sky HQ every night and downloads viewing habit information. It may download more - no one has been able yet to hack in and explore the data - but a list of the programmes you've watched seems a reasonable bet.
As all this is in the contract, you have to agree to it if you want the service.
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Or 'This is a previous Microsoft product buyer' translates to 'protoplasmic ameaboid'.
Come to think of it, perhaps Bill's figured this one out already...
This is not new. Here in the UK, anyone who subscribes to the Sky TV Digital 'service' (prop. Rupert Murdoch) will find they are required to connect their set-top box to the phone network (failure to do so incurs a £160 ($200) fine).
The box contains a modem, which dials a freephone number at Sky HQ every night and downloads viewing habit information. It may download more - no one has been able yet to hack in and explore the data - but a list of the programmes you've watched seems a reasonable bet.
As all this is in the contract, you have to agree to it if you want the service.
Well, you *could* use Iridium if it actually worked...
Web surfing at 2400bps ain't much fun.