[mythtv-users] Guide Idea - Would You Trade Viewing Statistics (Privacy) for Guide Data?

[Chris Ribe]

> I've been reading the threads on zap2it pulling it's guide data due to
> alleged "abuse".  I am not sure how you can abuse XML guide data, but I am
> sure that MythTV now has a significant install base which may be on the
> radar of companies that produce Living Room-Media Centers boxes.   I have
> been wondering what do we as MythTV users (collectively) have of value that
> we could trade for guide data?  I was cleaning this weekend and I found a
> savings bond that I received from Nielsen ratings for participation on their
> viewing board.



I don't have much of an opinion one way or the other, but I do think it
would be great fun to write up a patch to send back randomly generated
viewing data instead of what was actually watched.


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