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Intel’s television set top box will include a built-in camera that watches you in your living room


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The rumors were trueIntel (INTC) really is working to shake up the television industry by offering its own set top box that delivers live television broadcasts over the Internet. But there's a catch — as AllThingsD reports, the box will include a built-in camera that's designed to watch users in their living rooms to collect data on their viewing habits to better help marketers target their ads. Erik Huggers, Intel Media's corporate vice president, told the D: Dive Into Media conference on Tuesday that users should think of the camera as a way to personalize their experience with their television, much in the same way that Google (GOOG) users allow the company to collect data on them and deliver personalized ads based on their search histories, email contents and Google+ posts.

 

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No ty,

 

The same thing they say MS will do with the new Xbox

=> and MS might go further than that and use it as DRM :P

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That's crazy and I will not be owning one of those....

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as long as i'm not paying $100 for tv per month, i'm in

 

somebody made electrical tape for situations like this

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