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Originally Posted by Chris
Not really. The BBC are quite open about how and when they use 'detection equipment' (which these days is as likely to be hand-held as installed in a van).
The database is simply more efficient in most cases. It tells the TVL people which doors to knock on. But in a few suspicious cases where they believe a TV is being used illegally and can't get access to the house to prove it, the BBC has stated that it prefers to use detection equipment rather than trying to get a search warrant.
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The detection equipment is becoming more of a non-issue these days. In halls of residences in particular, they can't do much because they can't pinpoint where the signal's coming from because there's so many signals in a small area. So when "they" send letters addressed to "The Present Occupier", I file it appropriately (under BIN); sure some of them purport to have unique IDs for each and every flat and each and every room, but IMO it's bulls**t what they get away with. I don't watch much TV anyway; most of the stuff I watch is downloaded or VOD.
And before you start stereotyping me; I have a legit Virgin STB.
