Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving viewers back to piracy

Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by WrongOnInternet on Thursday August 14, 2025 @05:28PM (#44905913)

I've always chosen piracy for the privacy. I don't need a bunch of services building a profile on my viewing habits and tastes, then sharing that data with other businesses and governments. If I want a recommendation, I'll ask a friend, not an algorithm.

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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by lordofgibbons on Thursday August 14, 2025 @07:02PM (#44906741)

I'm fine with recommendation algorithms if it was truly anonymous. The problem is that when you're paying for these streaming services, they have your identity, and most likely also sell your watching preference and habit data to data brokers.

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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by loughnane on Thursday August 14, 2025 @06:06PM (#44906251)

This to me is the biggest feature I’d love to see in paid services. It skeeves me out to know that everything I watch or listen to is recorded.

That and owning the media.

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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by ncr100 on Thursday August 14, 2025 @09:59PM (#44907824)

It's creepy when you're influenced in ways that are insightful, because they know you deeply from your behavior. It's unfair to you.

Privacy is undervalued.

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