Stories
Slash Boxes
Comments

SoylentNews is people

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday December 13 2017, @04:56PM   Printer-friendly
from the 1984-people-watched-'1984'-yesterday dept.

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.


Original Submission

 
This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted.
Display Options Threshold/Breakthrough Mark All as Read Mark All as Unread
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.
  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Aiwendil on Wednesday December 13 2017, @08:00PM (2 children)

    by Aiwendil (531) on Wednesday December 13 2017, @08:00PM (#609339) Journal

    Considering 98%** of the movies are very predictable, what is the point in watching them in the first place?

    Currently I'm into my *looks at logs* 16nth run of watching this playlist of Countdown but that simply is because I can't be bothered to decide what music to listen to so I just left the thing on repeat a few days ago.
    Kinda like how lots of people use the radio for company or just to control the soundscape, but one advantage with the same thing all the time is that you have no surprises whatsoever.

    Oh yeah, it might also be that they found the show less boring/tedious to rewatch that their other offerings of stimulation - or maybe they tried to shut out how the felt, angry adults, creepy visitors or whatever.

    ** = I watch a lot of indie and art-movies, hence a score lower than 99.8%

    Starting Score:    1  point
    Moderation   +1  
       Insightful=1, Total=1
    Extra 'Insightful' Modifier   0  
    Karma-Bonus Modifier   +1  

    Total Score:   3  
  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday December 13 2017, @08:13PM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Wednesday December 13 2017, @08:13PM (#609344) Journal

    OMFG I think you have made this "~99% of movies are bad!" rant before!

    No wait, it was these peeps [soylentnews.org].

    https://www.theonion.com/area-man-constantly-mentioning-he-doesnt-own-a-televisi-1819565469 [theonion.com]

    --
    [SIG] 10/28/2017: Soylent Upgrade v14 [soylentnews.org]
    • (Score: 2) by Aiwendil on Wednesday December 13 2017, @10:37PM

      by Aiwendil (531) on Wednesday December 13 2017, @10:37PM (#609448) Journal

      Dude, if only 99% of new movies was bad I'd probably bother hooking the antenna up to my TV (currently its primary use is as a secondary monitor).

      But in all honesty, a lot of good movies are still being made - primarily in S.Korea and Japan however, with the occasional good thing from Thailand, havn't seen a good US or Euro movie in about half a decade* however (a few good series from that area though, like Rick&Morty). I guess being utterly unimpressed by special effects or big name stars kinda ruins things for me (also, in the west we seem to have lost the touch to make movies that are harsh on the mind - to take something more lighthearted from back when we could take a look at After Hours (1985) by Martin Scorsese)

      * = Tucker And Dale Versus Evil (2010), before that the last movies I enjoyed from west was Dead Air (2009), Shrooms (2007), Scenes Of A Sexual Nature (2006), Dirty Boots (2005), Die You Zombie Bastards (2005).. oops, seems to be a pattern.