SAN FRANCISCO — A Ninth Circuit panel on Friday held Netflix Inc. did not violate its subscribers’ privacy by displaying their movie watching history for anyone nearby to see.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found a feature that automatically displayed lists of a subscriber’s recently watched and recommended movies on their computer, tablet or television does not violate the Video Privacy Protection Act, which prohibits video service providers from disclosing information about its consumers.
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