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In 2009,will it be possible for the government to turn off our TV sets at their will with digital technology?

Say, for instance, if the government hypothetically wanted to stop someone from watching a particular television broadcast on the new digital television format (starting in 2009), will the techology exist to allow such an interuption of a person's ability to receive certain television signals. For instance, if there is a cult in Waco, Texas, and they are hooked on a religious broadcast - - will the U.S. government simply be able to flip a switch and turn off their individual television sets? Does this technology exists within the new all digital television sets? Can they be individually identified, and can one tell what another person is watching on a digital television with the use of a special device that somehow reads what channel is being watched on a digital television set? Thanks. Any additional thoughts concerning this matter are certainly welcomed.

Public Comments

1. idk i hope not though b/c then another freedom of choice will be gone
2. These days with the government....who knows.Slowly our American rights are being taken away.This is why I never voted for a president.They say they are for change and say what we want to hear just to get our vote.One thing I still have a right to do is not vote.They can't make someone vote!One day it is going to be the people against the government.