While you’re watching TV, your TV could be watching YOU, but only if you buy a special kind of DVR that not only notes what shows you watch (the way a Tivo does), but actually SPIES on you (NOTE: subscribers can still listen to this show) and records what you are eating and talking about, so it can insert advertisements tailored just for you into the shows you’re watching (who would buy such a thing?)
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It’s a lovely day: You watch a butterfly flutter by, then you take out your cell phone and call a friend. But what you don’t know is that someone may be listening in.
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A camera system called "Trapwire," created by the CIA, is being installed in the US. Closed-circuit TV surveillance of this sort is common in the UK, where cameras were set up on city streets years ago to detect IRA bombings, and they have been efficient at catching terrorists as well.
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You may think you’re carrying a cell phone around in your pocket or purse, but what you’re really carry is a GPS-emitting device that allows you to be tracked–not only where you go, but what you buy, where and when you buy it, how much money you have in the bank, whom you text and e-mail, what websites you visit, and even what time you go to sleep and wake up. And that data is shared with companies that use it to offer you services and items they think you want.
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