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Facebook is watching you watch television... - Tiangou - 03-09-2022
https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/hbo-facebook-lawsuit-data-sharing-1235199371/
HBO was hit with a class action lawsuit on Tuesday alleging that it shares subscribers’ viewing history with Facebook, in violation of a federal privacy law.
A class action law firm, Bursor & Fisher, filed the suit in federal court in New York on behalf of two HBO Max subscribers, Angel McDaniel and Constance Simon. The suit alleges that HBO provides Facebook with customer lists, which allows Facebook to match customers’ viewing habits with their Facebook profiles...
Re: Facebook is watching you watch television... - RAMd®d - 03-09-2022
Oh, greedy lawyers pursing a class action suit, the sole purpose of which is to line their pockets.
When will the madness end??
Re: Facebook is watching you watch television... - Filliam H. Muffman - 03-09-2022
I would have guessed that unless you have a physical off switch for your microphone on every internet device in the house (phone/assistant/fridge/wastebasket/computer/etc.), they are listening and already know your viewing habits (including the pRon).