Cable is a broadcast technology. Sports and news are the only types of shows that need to be broadcast realtime. Everything else can be downloaded. What happens when Tivo turns into a P2P box ?
not sure if it's been discussed yet, but here's
a book that's right on topic :
Database Nation: The Death of Privacy in the 21st Century
By Simson Garfinkel
It's been a while since I've read it, but I highly recommend.
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Cable is a broadcast technology. Sports and news are the only types of shows that need to be broadcast realtime. Everything else can be downloaded. What happens when Tivo turns into a P2P box ?
not sure if it's been discussed yet, but here's a book that's right on topic : Database Nation: The Death of Privacy in the 21st Century By Simson Garfinkel It's been a while since I've read it, but I highly recommend.