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vamysteryfanThe Washington Post has coverage here
YouTube will turn over viewer IDs and IP addresses to Viacom. Individuals shouldn't be identifiable from the information and Viacom says it won't use the information to go after individuals. Privacy advocates say that the decision violates the 1998 video privacy act. The article also has interesting information abut YouTube generally.
It's a little troubling. I get my Gmail in exchange for letting Google see what's in my email so they can tailor the ads. So many sites says they respect my privacy, but these huge databases are being created and we don't have a say in what happens with them.
YouTube will turn over viewer IDs and IP addresses to Viacom. Individuals shouldn't be identifiable from the information and Viacom says it won't use the information to go after individuals. Privacy advocates say that the decision violates the 1998 video privacy act. The article also has interesting information abut YouTube generally.
It's a little troubling. I get my Gmail in exchange for letting Google see what's in my email so they can tailor the ads. So many sites says they respect my privacy, but these huge databases are being created and we don't have a say in what happens with them.
