Re: This post is rated LTC for `Low Technical Content'

At 18:03 1/27/96, Bill Frantz wrote:

>d. The "V-Chip" device makes a network query to the selected rating service
>to ask for a rating.  What happen when the rating service is unreachable is
>just one of the many parameters that the parent needs to set.  (If designed
>right, no parent could use it, but its availability would still stop the
>adult censorship croud in congress.)

Of course the V-Chip transmits the ID number of the program to be rated
upstream. Since all programs will be rated by the chip, regardless if you
choose to use the rating or not, the exact channel you are watching will be
tracked and logged.

Have fun,

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