This report by the Privacy Foundation actually spawned an inquiry by the FTC. The facts of the matter, summarized in TiVo's white paper
here, were sufficient enough for the Commission to dismiss any further investigation into TiVo's practices. At best, the Privacy's Foundation's report
was technically flawed. Judging from their agenda, however, it seems possible that it was deliberatly misleading.
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This report by the Privacy Foundation actually spawned an inquiry by the FTC. The facts of the matter, summarized in TiVo's white paper here, were sufficient enough for the Commission to dismiss any further investigation into TiVo's practices. At best, the Privacy's Foundation's report was technically flawed. Judging from their agenda, however, it seems possible that it was deliberatly misleading.