The FCC has mandated that all new cell phones be equipped with GPS locators. Ostensibly, this is to help law enforcement find people in emergencies, but this could easily be used by law enforcement agencies like the FBI to pinpoint and monitor the movements of individuals electronically without their knowledge. The FBI or any other agency from the federal level to the local level could potentially track the movements of individuals for months at a time. Essentially, this would be the same as having a chip implanted as most people with cell phones carry them on them at all times.
In other news, the FCC is trying to ram digital television down consumers’ throats. You can thank that choad, Michael Powell, and Eisner’s toady, Fritz Hollings. It is likely that when all television becomes digital that broadcasters may restrict viewers from recording programs without their consent. Do not buy a digital television. In fact, you might be better off turning off your television entirely. The only thing I usually watch is Washington Journal on C-SPAN.
I agree that they are trying to get you to upgrade to cable. A friend of mine has been round and round with TW because they keep giving him crappy conection on his tv even after decided to get cable(standard). He thinks that they are trying to bait him into getting the digital. I took mine back and got bad latency ever since. I do not record anything off the tv but I think they are more likely to try and monitor what we watch instead. They cliam its si they can send us commericals that are geared towards the viewing consumer. Either way I hate it and they can shove their tracking devices up their asses. Sorry for the rant.