NOTE FROM KIM:

New technologies incorporated into digital set-top
boxes are giving broadcasters and advertisers detailed
information about consumers, including their age,
vocation, discretionary income, and parental status.

The Top 8 Signs
Your TV is Spying On You

8> The gagging noises coming from the Surround Sound every time you tune to Martha Stewart’s “Living.”

7> Your VCR’s on-screen display says, “Hit to review existing programs, and could you please move a little to your left?”

6> Dharma and Greg have the exact same argument you and your wife had a week earlier.

5> Typical commercial break: “Sam Adams Is Right for Steve,” “How Steve Can Stop His Hair Loss,” “Supersize that, Steve?” You: Steve

4> Some repair guy who calls himself “Q” is always stopping by to “fix” it.

3> Your junk mail becomes focused on three topics: Beer, dwarf-bowling and women in revealing lingerie.

2> The CBS eye just winked at you.

and the Number 1 Sign Your TV is Spying On You…

1> Jay Leno mentions you, specifically, in his monologue.

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Credits:

Selected from 15 submissions from 5 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Geoff Brown, Ann Arbor, MI — 1, 4, 6 (Hat trick!)
Dave Goudsward, Harrisburg, PA — 2, 8
Sandra Hull, Alexandria, VA — 2
Dawson Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA — 3, 8
Jeffrey Anbinder, New York, NY — 5, 7
Kim Moser, New York, NY — List Moderator