Elonka wrote:
] ] TiVo estimated that halftime viewership among its
] ] customers was up 12 percent from 2003.
]
] Um, this was news to me. TiVo maintains records of everything
] that its customers view, including everything they ask for
] replays of?? Is the FBI now going to be accessing this
] information to determine who's watching which TV shows??

[ They assure you that they're only collecting anonymous data which doesn't tie your name, customer id or IP to the viewing data. Your level of trust in the system is, of course, up to you... but their stated privacy policy can be found here : http://www.tivo.com/5.11.asp

It's the third link down. -k]

RE: TiVo's records of viewing habits