Comments on: Update: Netflix Pays $9 Million To Settle Video Privacy Lawsuit

By: Kimberly A Krall

Kimberly A Krall — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:48:47 +0000

I was sent and returned the form for this class action suit and have yet to hear anything since. What is going on and when will such said moneys be rewarded?
Sincerely,
Kimberly A.Krall

By: mt45

mt45 — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:29:07 +0000

Ya, this was just a money grab that utilized an outdated law. I mean, who cares that Netflix has your history on file? I’m glad they do. If I quit Netflix and came back later I’d be happy to see that they kept all my old preferences/history/queue/etc.

The VPPA is outdated, it was passed in the 80s after Robert Bork’s video rental history was brought up at his Supreme Court confirmation hearings. There wasn’t anything embarrassing or scandalous about Bork’s rental history, but I think a lot of other people panicked that their own history would be made public. But now it’s being applied to Netflix/Blockbuster storing information and sharing it with Facebook or other social media applications.

Can’t feel bad for Netflix though, if you have a huge company, you should know the laws on this stuff.

By: Athox

Athox — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:45:24 +0000

Storing your video history isn’t a privacy issue (customer ledgers are kept by businesses and are stored for a long time, what’s the difference with film purchases). Besides I’m pretty sure the users agreed to it when they signed up.

By: GooneyGooGoo

GooneyGooGoo — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:11:04 +0000

Could this be true?

http://bit.ly/dI3hcF