Today the US House of Representatives passed a bill that would make it easier for consumers to digitally share information about the movies and television shows they're watching. As reported by The Hill , H.R. 6671 serves as an amendment to the Video Privacy Protection Act, and relaxes the language of the Act by allowing users to give their consent for the sharing of viewing information online; the Act currently mandates that permission be given in writing only.
The limitations imposed by the VPPA have caused problems for companies like Netflix and Facebook. Outside of the US, users can share the programs they're watching on Netflix with Facebook frictionlessly, much like they do with music or articles they're reading. The provisions in...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/18/3782096/us-house-passes-bill-let-you-share-netflix-viewing-history-with-facebook
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