Is BD-Live just a SCAM..?

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Originally Posted by SkantDragon

Btw, you guys do realize that reporting to the studios about your movie watching habits at home is part of what BD Live does, right? Nobody seems to have picked up on the invasion of privacy aspect.

But then, the whole notion of privacy is probably a thing of the past already anyway. We can only hope that the people collecting all of this information about us will never come up with any unscrupulous ways to use it.

I'm afraid that privacy is like security. It's an illusion we create for ourselves. I guess we need it to help us sleep at night.

There are lots of movies out now that depict what could happen if someone (usually the government) abused this data capture/manipulation capability (The Net, Live Free or Die Hard, Eagle Eye).

If it's any consolation, I don't believe that they use BD-Live data to identify individuals (if they are really collecting it, as you claim). They use such data in aggregate statistics for marketing purposes.

If you have digital cable or satellite, they are tracking every thing you watch. So what? Don't be paranoid. It's not like the FBI is going to break down your front door because you watch too many violent movies. They just need that data for neilsen ratings and such, so they know what we want to watch (and buy).

Why do you think (starter) digital cable is the same price as analog? Because they can sell that information. Come on, they have to make money somehow. If it bothers you, unplug everything. Go live like a bear in the woods and no one will know of your existence. Nah, I think I'll live with the luxuries like Blu-ray and just ignore the little electronic shadows all over the place. (Do you think the sponsors of Blu-ray.com don't know who you are?) You're part of the Blu-ray buying public. That's who you are.

I say, if they want to watch, let them watch what I watch (and buy).