Gisteravond hebben Viacom en anderen hun eis om de persoonlijke history van YouTube gebruikers te ontvangen, ingetrokken. Beide partijen zijn overeengekomen dat alle gebruikersgegevens geanonimiseerd zullen worden.
Er zal dus geen persoonlijke informatie worden geleverd aan Viacom.
Het officiele statement hierover vind je in deze .pdf. Er is gisteravond tevens een blogpost geschreven over dit onderwerp. Deze vind je hieronder (in het Engels) en op het official YouTube Blog.
The Law and Your Privacy: An Update
As we let you know <https://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=Gh2N9xyKK8k> on July 4, YouTube received a court order to produce viewing history data. We are pleased to report that Viacom, MTV and other litigants have backed off their original demand for all users’ viewing histories and we will not be providing that information. (Read the official legalese here. )
In addition, Viacom and the plaintiffs had originally demanded access to users’ private videos, our search technology, and our video identification technology. Our lawyers strongly opposed each of those demands and the court sided with us.
We’ll keep you informed of any important developments in this lawsuit. We remain committed to protecting your privacy and we’ll continue to fight for your right to share and broadcast your work on YouTube.
Sincerely,
The YouTube Team
