Date   : Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:26:33 +0200
From   : rick@... (Rick Murray)
Subject: Morley teletext adapter anyone?

On 01/08/2011 13:28, F. Haroon wrote:

> This is exactly what I will miss, Ceefax and the chance ever to use a
> teletext adapter with my BBC.

Try some international channels?


> I also think the digital TV allows broadcasters more technical control
> and monitoring on our viewing,
[...]
> In the long run, the only digital TV I wanna watch is off the Web,
> that's enough for me if i wanna do more than TV and text.

Oh, where to begin...


Digital TV *can* allow for monitoring of everything you look at, but you 
would need a receiver with a modem (or LAN connection) to make such a 
thing possible.

However - customers have rights which forbid kit dialling out to 
paid-for numbers, so to monitor your behaviour, a freephone number must 
be provided. Sky does, for card verification. But the costs of calls and 
such mean this isn't necessarily a viable option for snooping.
Ethernet is more practical, but it is fairly simple for a clued-up geek 
to eavesdrop on the line, see what ports are being used (in the case of 
SSL data) to firewall those connections. Personal security trumps 
advertising requirements...

HOWEVER, you are worried about being tracked, yet you watch video 
on-line. You probably already are, via Flash and Silverlight methods, 
plus IP tracking.


Best wishes,

Rick.

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