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MSE News: Watch BBC iPlayer? You'll soon have to log in

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BBC iPlayer will require users to set up an account and log in to use the service from next year, it was announced today....
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Either that or "Mr L Mog" living at SW1A 2AA :rotfl:
You need to ask if they have a TV licence. If no, then no, legally.
Ermmm....
If You already have a TV licence, why are reluctant to verify your postcode with them?!?!
Don't they already have it? Unless you gave fake details when you got your licence.
Sol
"Have you found the secrets of the universe? Asked Zebade "I'm sure I left them here somewhere"
If you want anonymity you really need to avoid online services and rely on over the air broadcasts.
There's no intention to use the data for Licence enforcement, according to the BBC. It's simply for a better user experience.
Whether you believe that or not, they have no authority to punish people who enter false details beyond denying them access.
Personally, I would like the BBC to just get on with locking-down iPlayer to a TV Licence properly, effectively and with the minimum of fuss. Drawing out the process over a number of years is just tedious for me, observing from the sidelines.
I wouldn't like to be forced to watch only local programs though. I live 40 miles from London. I like to watch the local London News and the London version of the Sunday Politics.
And I would hope they will link iPlayer to the TV license. I would like the BBC to move to a pay to view model, with different prices for different channels, including Radio.