These boxes that the government is giving us $40 coupons for supposedly DTV converters are not really DTV converters !
Yes, they do convert a digital tv signal to analog, but at what price. The price is actually your privacy. What they don't tell you is that these "converters" are actually spy devices, developed so the government can tune in on any household at any time and watch your activities, as well as monitoring your spending habits, television show preferences, and other personal details which will allow them to sell these lists to marketers to promote their goods to matched markets. That is why when you sign up for your DTV coupon(s) you provide your name and address, they then give you a card with a one of a kind number, and when you purchase your approved converter, the store must register the serial number of that converter to match your government coupon. Thus, that serial number becomes your personal code with which the government can track you.
But it does not stop there. These devices do actually allow the government to obtain your financial data, and even watch you in your own home, and hear you speaking. When they said "big brother is watching" years ago, no one fathomed what was to come. Big brother has arrived, and lives right on top of your television. The government can hone in on anyone at any time. They could be watching YOU right now, if you have your DTV converter. This box may have only cost you ten dollars more than the value of the coupon, but you'll pay dearly wiht your privacy and freedoms for the rest of your life.
The only way to prevent this infringement of our privacy is to refuse to purchase these converters, If you already ordered your coupons, send them back when you receive them, marked "return to sender, person unknown".
Please pass this message on to others .....
Big brother is watching you !!!!