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Netflix tweeted that 53 people had watched its new Christmas film every day for 18 days in a row, highlighting its ability to track the viewing habits of its users:
Netflix has defended a tweet that revealed 53 people had watched its new Christmas film every day for 18 days in a row. "Who hurt you?" read the tweet, addressed to them.
The tweet caused controversy, with some saying it was "creepy" of the platform to keep such close tabs on its audience, and mock their choices. However, others found it entertaining - and unsurprising that Netflix should know what its customers were viewing.
In a statement, Netflix said the privacy of its members was important. "This information represents overall viewing trends, not the personal viewing information of specific, identified individuals," said a representative.
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Wednesday December 13 2017, @07:35PM (1 child)
at least you don't have to worry about rewinding a DVD.
The video hire place would charge extra if you didn't rewind before returning a video (yes, VHS, shelf after shelf of VHS)
Our video (player, but did anyone, ever say "video player"?) would sometimes have trouble with old videos - so we'd end up doing it by hand.
Desire to re-watch was offset by a desire to 1. not get a fine (we've rewound it - get it back to the store!) and 2. not to have the tape jammed in the player.
I could dis-assemble our VHS in about 10 minutes to extract tape from the spools - enough practice that I knew I didn't want to repair electronics for living.
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday December 13 2017, @08:03PM
Video player? VHS player? I think VCR was the common thing to say.
But it's all ancient history from a time before dual-core CPUs were common.
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