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Woman Sues Blockbuster for Facebook Privacy Violations

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the looking-for-a-quick-buck dept.

Chris Blanc writes "A Texas woman has sued Blockbuster over its activities relating to Facebook's Beacon tool. The movie rental service has been reporting user activity to Facebook since Beacon launched last November, which the plaintiff says is a violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act."

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  1. 'A Texas Woman'? by Skyshadow · · Score: 4, Funny

    We need more info -- can someone please post her name, address, phone number and video rental preferences?

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    1. Re:'A Texas Woman'? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I believe her name is Debbie, and she's from Dallas. Google should get you the rest.

  2. Re:Blockbuster makes you waive that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Blockbuster's user agreement includes a wavier of your rights under the Video Privacy Protection Act. Boy, that is bad. All my local video rental place makes you sign away is your first-born.
  3. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 4, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  4. Re:Easy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh, hey there, Malicious Link! I almost didn't recognize you without your -1 Troll goatee!

  5. Re:Blockbuster makes you waive that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yes it does. My name is Anonymous Coward and I approve this message.