Nightly News | December 06, 2012
Verizon files patent for ‘eavesdropping’ DVR
The proposed technology would customize advertising based on how you watch TV, with the use of a built-in camera. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
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This content comes from Closed Captioning that was broadcast along with this program.
>>> and a lot of talk on the web about a proposed new technology that would stare back at you and try to figure things out about you while you walk tv. verizon has filed for a patent for a dvd determined to find out if you're happy, sad, speaking with an accent, all designed to point custom advertiser at you like they do on the web. for example, if the camera picked up intense cuddling, it may prompt certain advertisements. it is just a patent, and verizon without out a statement -- put out a statement, saying it values privacy.