whichever internal security agency decides this is a great way to "monitor" their citizens.
How difficult would it be for such an agency to establish a remote connection to the box in question (PS3, Wii or Xbox) turn on the camera and record away "just in case" somehting nefarious is happening in the household.
I should imagine that it would not be excessively difficult to establish this without adversly affecting the operation of the console. How much horse power does it take to send a VGA res 1-2 fps video over the net.
Scary thought... or paranoia?
Actually this is incorrect. Nothing in the UK regulations requires you to pay for a TV licence simple by owning a device capable of receiving a broadcast signal. You need only pay if you actually tune in said device to a broadcast signal. (Any broadcast signal as the licence fee supports repeater stations that all channels use not just the BBC).
The is a provision, that i have frequently used, to have an inspector visit your property and confirm that the receiver (TV, VCR, Etc) is not receiving a broadcast signal on any of its channels. Once complete you are issued with an inspection certificate that counts as your licence for the year.
Should you then tune in the device you would have some major difficulties explaining to the magistrate why you shouldn't have to pay the maximum fine (approx £5,000 when i last checked) where as most cases the defendant ends up paying "back tax" from the time they last held a licence
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The entire /. community and not one single post explaining how to circumvent the shaping.
Please help those less technically able amongst you.
whichever internal security agency decides this is a great way to "monitor" their citizens. How difficult would it be for such an agency to establish a remote connection to the box in question (PS3, Wii or Xbox) turn on the camera and record away "just in case" somehting nefarious is happening in the household. I should imagine that it would not be excessively difficult to establish this without adversly affecting the operation of the console. How much horse power does it take to send a VGA res 1-2 fps video over the net. Scary thought... or paranoia?
Actually this is incorrect. Nothing in the UK regulations requires you to pay for a TV licence simple by owning a device capable of receiving a broadcast signal. You need only pay if you actually tune in said device to a broadcast signal. (Any broadcast signal as the licence fee supports repeater stations that all channels use not just the BBC). The is a provision, that i have frequently used, to have an inspector visit your property and confirm that the receiver (TV, VCR, Etc) is not receiving a broadcast signal on any of its channels. Once complete you are issued with an inspection certificate that counts as your licence for the year. Should you then tune in the device you would have some major difficulties explaining to the magistrate why you shouldn't have to pay the maximum fine (approx £5,000 when i last checked) where as most cases the defendant ends up paying "back tax" from the time they last held a licence