Michael Geist's regular column in the Toronto Star this week is devoted to the "broadcast flag" controversy. The adoption of this technology has important privacy implications:
TheStar.com - Mr. Minister, please protect the public interest:
"Opponents of the broadcast flag have also pointed to worrisome possibilities with regard to personal privacy. Since digital copies would now be limited ... to a particular device, the broadcast flag could easily be used to facilitate monitoring of individual viewing habits. In fact, one company, MyDTV, has already proposed pop-up style advertisements based on viewer profiles...."
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