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, -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred.