Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled. The ruling comes as part of Google’s legal battle with Viacom over allegations of copyright infringement.
Digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) called the ruling a “set-back to privacy rights”.
The viewing log, which will be handed to Viacom, contains the log-in ID of users, the computer IP address and video clip details.
The EFF said: “The Court’s erroneous ruling is a set-back to privacy rights, and will allow Viacom to see what you are watching on YouTube.
Don’t we all trust Viacom?
I don’t know how Europe will respond to that kind of ruling. I suppose this ruling also applies to YouTube.fr, which means the US (govt) will have access to private information about European YouTube watchers. The European commission might not like this. This might be an interesting tool in the hands of the CIA for economic intelligence, for instance…
This is total bullshit – I do not live in the US, and as such a reublican US supreme court can kiss my arse.
#32 – Too bad you live in a world dominated by American Republicans. Don’t be bitter.