Is Big Brother Watching Your Home Theater?

[Elwood P Dowd]

A lot has been said about how the FCC has gotten increasingly involved in their efforts to curb so-called “indecency.” However, a new threat of interruptions of personal freedoms and privacy may face the home theater enthusiast as audio/video gear gets more technically sophisticated.

As ports to the Internet, computers have become a necessary part of our work and personal lives. Audio/video equipment is now starting to connect to the Internet for software updates and data needed to run music and movie servers, along with other advanced feats like TiVo2 units, which consumers can program from a remote location. While these conveniences are making our home theaters more self-sufficient, they also open us up to potential corporate scrutiny and privacy violations.

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