US courts destroy your right to privacy.
kiakanpa | 04 July, 2008 08:13
From the BBC:
"Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled.
The ruling comes as part of Google's legal battle with Viacom over allegations of copyright infringement.
Digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) called the ruling a "set-back to privacy rights".
The viewing log, which will be handed to Viacom, contains the log-in ID of users, the computer IP address (online identifier) and video clip details."
I don't have the words to express just how far off the mark the US courts are in this case.
Google are also to blame - they should just not store this data.
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mtrose2 | 06/07/2008, 06:53
I would not be averse to them keeping records of how often a video is viewed, but do they need to keep track of who is watching what?
Re: US courts destroy your right to privacy.
kiakanpa | 07/07/2008, 08:45
No, they do not need to record who has watched what - they only do this so they can profile their users - this gives them the ability to sell more advertising - and that is the ONLY reason they 'need' to know who you are.
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mtrose2 | 07/07/2008, 15:40
lol, the question was rhetorical, but the answer was good. Thanks Kia :)
Re: US courts destroy your right to privacy.
Kirrus | 05/07/2008, 17:51
Its not just a case of not storing it. That data, properly stripped of IP addresses, is invaluable for analysing the website, to allow load predictions. Its not always a simple case of don't store the log data :)