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  • Cameras in Your Cable Box? No way, says one lawmaker who introduces new bill

    06/17/2013 7:05:04 AM PDT · by justlittleoleme · 33 replies
    ADWeek ^ | June 14, 2013 | Katy Bachman
    Cameras in your cable box? No way, said Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.), who has introduced a new bill that would stop technology and TV video services from monitoring viewing using cameras or microphones built-in to set-top boxes or DVRs in order to analyze viewing behavior and serve up targeted ads. The bill, called the We Are Watching You Act of 2013, would prohibit video service operators from collecting visual or audio data from the vicinity of the device without express permission from the consumer. For viewers that opt in, the monitoring company would have to display a "we are watching...