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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.

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