Comments on: Viacom knows your every move on YouTube. Get used to it. http://www.robblatt.com/archive/interweb/internet-privacy/viacom-knows-your-every-move-on-youtube-get-used-to-it/ Content, podcasting and technology. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:33:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: rob.blatt http://www.robblatt.com/archive/interweb/internet-privacy/viacom-knows-your-every-move-on-youtube-get-used-to-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2316 rob.blatt Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:21:29 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=389#comment-2316 Not only is a judge allowing it, the judge is FORCING it. We've seen this quite a bit with the larger companies online. AOL released search data, Google turned over data on dissidents in China and now Google has to turn over used data to Viacom. Now the realization is setting in that the security threat from Google isn't Google, but it's the ability for other companies to order the government to do their bidding AGAINST Google. Not only is a judge allowing it, the judge is FORCING it.

We’ve seen this quite a bit with the larger companies online. AOL released search data, Google turned over data on dissidents in China and now Google has to turn over used data to Viacom.

Now the realization is setting in that the security threat from Google isn’t Google, but it’s the ability for other companies to order the government to do their bidding AGAINST Google.

]]> By: JD Carr http://www.robblatt.com/archive/interweb/internet-privacy/viacom-knows-your-every-move-on-youtube-get-used-to-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2315 JD Carr Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:28:41 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=389#comment-2315 I agree. Many people may not be concerned but if you consider the bigger picture, this is definitely a cause for concern. When any company/government agency tracks your movements, invariably this will be abused. This is a risk for each of us personally and an invasion of privacy. Viacom wants this data undoubtedly to market to us more effectively...something most of us wish to avoid. More importantly however, an actual company, in this case Viacom, will know what we're watching, when we're watching it, and how often...which is scary as hell. We've known this was coming for years. Nevertheless, it's still shocking that a judge is allowing this to happen. I agree. Many people may not be concerned but if you consider the bigger picture, this is definitely a cause for concern. When any company/government agency tracks your movements, invariably this will be abused. This is a risk for each of us personally and an invasion of privacy. Viacom wants this data undoubtedly to market to us more effectively…something most of us wish to avoid. More importantly however, an actual company, in this case Viacom, will know what we’re watching, when we’re watching it, and how often…which is scary as hell. We’ve known this was coming for years. Nevertheless, it’s still shocking that a judge is allowing this to happen.

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