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+ - Netflix Changes Privacy Policy In US To Avoid Lawsuit->

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twoheadedboy
twoheadedboy writes "Video on-demand service Netflix has changed its privacy policy in the US as a result of a class-action lawsuit brought by six of its former customers. Previously, Netflix would keep the history of all rentals for all of its users, even after they left the service, in breach of the US Video Privacy Protection Act and several other laws. Under the new rules, the company still keeps the data, but promises to anonymise it a year after a user’s subscription ends. As part of the settlement, Netflix will also have to pay out $9 million (£5.7 million),"
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