Internet Stream Line Radio Watches As You Dance to the Music
AS I sat reading the New York Times near my bay window while listening to internet radio in the privacy of my home on Sunday, I learned that the operator of the streamlined music station I was listening to could zoom in on my actions.
I've posted the New York Times article which alerted me to the big brother capability of internet radio for your review on this site. What was most infringing to me about the article we that the Internet radio producer interviewed in the article described how he was able to zoom into a home in Greenwich, Conn, and learned how many hours the user was listening to his streamlined radio broadcast.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/arts/music/23assa.html?ex=1348200000&en=72732feed35837b2&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
This invasion of my privacy truly scares me. Does it not scare the listener who prefers political commentary or explosive warped humor? Why is it that the cell phone companies with billions of dollars invested in infrastructure signal can't find a person broken down in a car on a highway, but a small internet radio broadcaster without the billions get a birds eye view of my reading habits through my window?
