(And
ThinkProgress says Facebook spent $1.6 million on this.) The new bill has already been adopted by the House, and is now on its
way to President Obama’s desk. Adam Serwer at Mother Jones
has the latest:
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Netflix's Reed Hastings
soon can disclose
your viewing habits
(Photo: Wikipedia)
Netflix: 1-866-579-7172 |
Last Tuesday, the Senate quietly altered a key privacy
law, making it much easier for video streaming services like Netflix to
share your viewing habits. How quietly? The Senate didn’t even hold a
recorded vote: The bill was approved by unanimous consent. (Joe Mullin
of Ars Technica was among the first to note the vote.) [...] Video
streaming companies that want to share your data now only need to ask
for your permission once. After that, they can broadcast your
video-watching habits far and wide for up to two years before having to
ask again.
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