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The software will never know that the mic has been gummed up, literally, because the mic will still announce itself when the device is turned on. Not really it can test itself by listening to the sounds it sends to the speakers if it doesn't hear it back it will know there is something wrong with it. Yes, a hacker somewhere will figure it out how to bypass it all, but at some point you must wonder if it is not easier to just not buy such crap and instead get something "clean". Personally I don't need cable that bad, but maybe some do.

Josef Anvil profile , 8 Dec am. Other than the offer of free cable service which is a winning idea , I don't see any reason for consumers to want to opt in to such a feature. Nor do I see an upside to my TV having a cam that anyone can hack into.

The obvious downside to this is EVERY intelligence agency on the planet salivating at the chance to manipulate state laws to gain access. For the children, to stop terrorism. Governments are not the only threat there, special groups also would want access to it and some may even want Verizon to pay them and use that feed to calculate the cost, which would mean people lobbying for governments to enact laws to enable them to do so.

Decency nuts could go crazy and force Verizon to replicate the feed or have a filter installed so that every time a "known" indecent video appears it snaps a photo of whom it is sitting there if the software recognizes minors in the room, or copyright holders wanting to know how much to charge wants a head count of their shows, which they then would complain that they can't trust Verizon to do the right thing and will ask for a copy of the raw feed so they can "analyze it" to make sure they are not being cheated.

Panic people would ask for it to have recognition capabilities to find missing people and criminals sitting in front of a TV with the support from law enforcement.

Heck that thing is scary. The Real Michael , 8 Dec am. It's only a matter of time before we read a report about law enforcement agencies accessing these devices because they're looking for the boogeyman. Anyone who willfully installs this technology in their homes, quite frankly, deserves it. A camera is powerless -- it will not stop a criminal.

It will only allow for unseen eyes to watch you in your home. With or without cameras, the police will arrive after the crime has already been committed. Sceurity is just an illusion. Niall profile , 10 Dec am. Mike profile , 8 Dec am.

I know patents like this get approved all the time, but I still don't understand. In my mind this is incredibly far from a concrete invention, and is an attempt to patent an idea. The invention is the application of the technologies to advertising, which is not obvious given the technologies. Mike B , 8 Dec am.

With all the Ads that bombard our media content, TV, Internet and phone should be free. This might be one of times we want the patent trolls to come out to play Let MS and Verizon sue each other out of existence Just imagine the bonanza this is will provide your local police department. Maybe the uber software developers at Verizon can program excessive drinking recognition. I can imagine there would be a recognition program specially designed for use at Hooters.

Mega profile , 9 Dec am. They will go and break our personal privacy of our homes just to have some charge on their advertisement while we're doing something? The only thing missing is that they eye ball at us, while a television is running and we're in a bathroom, taking a bath or just doing business on our royal throne For a free ecchi scene in their eyes AND charge us I don't want them watching me ride my husband on the sofa. My friend: "I don't mind the sharing, but if somebody is gonna make money then my vagina deserves to be paid.

You moan like a champion! My friend: "So you heard me last night? I guess you missed it since you and the hubby were obviously busy! If they record what you doing what's to stop them from going a step further and releasing video. It sounds absurd now but where are the boundaries?

Anonymous Coward , 9 Dec pm. And the first naked child that walks in front of the camera, will the FBI go after Verizon for child pRon? No, because Verizon aren't 'making' it - you are, so you'll be charged for being 'responsible' This thing will never enter my home. However, it seems like you could just put the thing in an enclosure in the basement and use an IR replicator to control the device.

Cameras and mics on the DVR could enjoy the furnace and sump pump in the basement. Capital idea! It certainly has the potential of giving an entirely new meaning to the term "media room". Nnoyed profile , 10 Dec am. A reinvention of an old scheme. The Welcome Wagon did most of this manually.

The Welcome Wagons local office collected lists of new residents, renters or homeowners, in their area from the Telephone Company or other Utility Companies and sent representatives to spy on them. The Welcome Wagons representative would knock on the residents door and offer them a gift usually a basket of fruit.

Once they entered the residents home they would grill the resident to learn as much as possible about them.

The conversation appeared to be small talk but was actually a script designed to squeeze as much information out of the resident possible.

Welcome Wagon then sold these reports to those that subscribed to Welcome Wagon Reports. If you think you can place tape over the camera lens to block their snooping, all they have to do is make the camera the remote control receiver.

Anonymous Coward , 11 Dec am. The IR signal will still get through but the image to the camera will be one big blur. Then put frosted glass in front of it to distort the image. Glass blocks infrared signals, you would need an RF remote. AMusingFool profile , 10 Dec am. Chris Brand profile , 10 Dec am. I can't wait to see how they factor "skin color" into the decisions about what ads to show people Susie , 19 Dec pm.

If Verizon is seriously looking to lose customers this would be the way to do it. No way am I letting them put that crap in my house. There will be other companies who respect a customers privacy ready and willing to step in and take Verizon's business away because there will be plenty of people who won't accept Verizon's creepy intrusive technology.

Seriously though people need to be more security aware. Put a sticker over the camera on your laptop. If you have a TV with a camera cover the camera except for when you want to use it.

Anonymous Coward , 30 Jan am. I realize that I'm a little bit late with this comment, but I'm also kinda surprised that nobody else brought this up. Does the patent app indicate whether or not they'll start serving up blip-verts? Anonymous Coward , 19 Mar am. Make yourself aware, follow your instincts, and take the necessary steps to protect yourself so you can avoid the worst of it. If you've ever had your personal information—like your name, birthdate, or Social Security number—stolen Step 1: Change your passwords.

Step 2: Secure your log-in process. Step 3: Contact people who can help. They include contacting: Your bank. Related articles. Your cyber security questions, answered.

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