Privacy in Europe
Obviously, European Youtube users didn’t ask for their youtube usage to be handed over to Viacom Inc.. Who knows what Viacom will do with this highly private data (which contains highly detailed information about people’s interests such as the videos they watch, the various topics they are interested in, and so on)?
I only hope that enough Europeans will formally protest at their country’s privacy agencies and/or at the European institutions. Although, I fear it won’t matter anymore as privacy nowadays has become far less important than Britney Spears or Paris Hilton.
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:30 pm
I believe the equivalent department in the UK is the Information Commisioner’s Office, which can be contacted via http://www.ico.gov.uk/
July 4th, 2008 at 1:05 am
And always keep in mind to write an actual letter, not just an e-mail.
It still amplifies the weight by a mangnitude!
July 4th, 2008 at 7:40 am
Good idea. I’ll be complaining to the UK and European Commission privacy authorities.
July 25th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Youtube -> google services -> no real privacy … as specified when you create a account.