Govt wants to know what you watch on TV, proposes installing chips in set-top boxes

[igloo]

Tell google to follow it

No one is forced to take google but we are forced to aadhar to live/breath.
Don’t compare pvt cos to govt.

 

[Sarkar]

No one is forced to take google but we are forced to aadhar to live/breath.
Don’t compare pvt cos to govt.

No one is also forced to take DTH/Cable connection. There are many people who live without it.

Judiciary is reviewing Aadhaar. More over it's clear where Congress or BJP whoever comes into power wants aadhaar for people of India. UPA gave birth to it and NDA is taking it forward. So there must be huge benefit for India, even economist/ Financial institution from all over the world gave thumbs up to it. BTW it's offtopic so don't bring Aadhaar here.

 

[igloo]

Well aadhar is other side of this policy called snooping on citizens. Though i never mentioned upa/nda into this. Nda is just coehersively manipulating loopholes created by congress.
Both are diff side of same coin.
End of discussion. Bye

 

[hindifun]

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has proposed installation of a chip in new television set-top boxes which will provide data about channels watched and their duration.
A senior official of the ministry said the move is aimed to get "more authentic" viewership figures for every channel.
I&B Ministry proposes installation of chip in new TV set-top boxes - The Economic Times

 

[Goalgappa]

In future they might ask every citizen to install a chip in their brain to be monitored by government

 

[brighton]

In future they might ask every citizen to install a chip in their brain to be monitored by government

Definitely It will happen in future.

 

[Sarkar]

We need to make sure they choose WIndows 10 or iOS instead of android as we want regular updates to chose brain chips software for atleast 60-70 years

 

[Goalgappa]

@Sarkar that is a very good suggestion .will save us tax payers a lot of money

 

[Digital Mastermind]

People will still use FB even.if they know their data is being taken without permission. How.many have deleted FB account ?

Even in mobile phones they know who u call, what u browse, etc so who have stopped using phones ?

This is just a recommendation, its not that it going to be done 100%. Already DTH operators can see what u watch

 

[hike]

Today, 16 April Dainik Bhaskar




Translation :

1. New STB will be manufactured with a unique chip. The chip will automatically collect your data that which channel you watch the most.
2. From this the advertiser get to know about the actual data of each channel and can give advertisment accordingly.
3. As of now govt. has it's own nodal agency.
4. As of TRAI ask that as of now they will send a reference to ministry.
5. This step is done to remove the BARC partiality towards private channels. Where as ministry believe that DD ratings shown by BARC are less and they also don't let know about the way they collect the data.