"Texas said Netflix has for years falsely represented to consumers that it did not collect or share user data, when it actually tracked viewing habits and preferences and sold the data to commercial data brokers and advertising technology companies, making billions of dollars a year."
"The complaint quoted former Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings as saying in 2020 "we don't collect anything," as he sought to distinguish Netflix from Amazon.com, Facebook, and Google with regard to data collection."
""When you watch Netflix, Netflix watches you," according to the complaint filed in a state court in Collin County, near Dallas."
"Netflix was sued on Monday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who accused the streaming company of spying on children and other consumers by collecting their data without consent, and designing its platform to be addictive."
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Netflix, alleging the company spies on children and other consumers by collecting data without consent and by designing its platform to be addictive. The complaint alleges Netflix falsely represented to consumers that it did not collect or share user data. It claims Netflix tracked viewing habits and preferences and sold that data to commercial data brokers and advertising technology companies, generating billions of dollars annually. The complaint cites former Netflix CEO Reed Hastings saying in 2020, “we don't collect anything,” while distinguishing Netflix from other major technology companies. The complaint also states, “When you watch Netflix, Netflix watches you.”
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