Re:Microsoft patents spying on you with your TV's camera
by gregsq on Friday November 09, 2012 @11:51AM
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They could make terms and conditions plain by prefacing the movie with a big banner saying 'YOU ARE BEING WATCHED'. I'm sure the EU would enforce such a notion, just as they do cookies now.
Re:Microsoft patents spying on you with your TV's camera
by TallGuyShort on Friday November 09, 2012 @12:44PM
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Bull. The license agreement is an overt part of their pricing scheme. If you don't like, don't buy the service and encourage your friends to do the same. This isn't a 50-page document you have to accept before you can get back to using your software. What was suggested above is on par with pirating music and then complaining about DRM. Sure it's ridiculous and unethical, but are you any better if you don't pay the asked price and take it anyway?
And there is also another problem, if all the vendors adopt this technology then you can only choose to not have a TV at all.
I expect things I buy to adhere to common sense rules without reading license agreements before buying, I don't like having surprises like big brother watching me or things like movie stopped because grandma entered the room and she is looking at the TV.