YouTube ordered to reveal the identities of video viewers

[OneArgus]

Is this the start of judging what you watch may make you a threat?

YouTube ordered to reveal the identities of video viewers | Malwarebytes

Federal authorities have asked Google to reveal the identities of people that watched certain videos in at least two investigations.

www.malwarebytes.com

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[Sxsnuf]

As the article stated, we get closer to 1984 with each passing day. I'm curious how these demands from the d€€|》$+@+€ come to light. God bless our whistleblowers, I guess?

BTW, I suspect this topic will be moved to a different discussion forum.

 

[nammac]

Thought police…

 

[Certaindeaf]

Didn't even have to click. Ordered does not equal asked so the credibility and or motive of this clickbait is highly suspect.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Didn't even have to click. Ordered does not equal asked so the credibility and or motive of this clickbait is highly suspect.

Who ever clicked on "malwarebites.com" ?

 

[ilostmypswrd]

I keep hearing Annie Lennox singing Sex Crime..

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eSZHdY2c2E

 

[MikeInOr]

Didn't even have to click. Ordered does not equal asked so the credibility and or motive of this clickbait is highly suspect.

Who ever clicked on "malwarebites.com" ?

I used to come to this forum daily, then weekly, now maybe every couple of weeks. Way too much click bait and user introductions drowning out anything of substance. I still make it to the for sale market every few days though!

Cracking down on click bait video postings would go a LONG way to improving this forum!

 

[po18guy]

One word: V. P. N.

 

[po18guy]

Didn't even have to click. Ordered does not equal asked so the credibility and or motive of this clickbait is highly suspect.

When YouTube monetized clicks, hyperbole was born to a new life.

MUST WATCH: "WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!

 

[MTpockets]

I used to come to this forum daily, then weekly, now maybe every couple of weeks. Way too much click bait and user introductions drowning out anything of substance. I still make it to the for sale market every few days though!

Cracking down on click bait video postings would go a LONG way to improving this forum!

You can do a little filtering by using the Ignore Feature.... As you can see, I use it liberally. heh 100 million I'm a dork


You will find a button to end your annoyance at the top right of the New Members Introductions...

 

[Certaindeaf]

When YouTube monetized clicks, hyperbole was born to a new life.

I actually wear a national enquirer batboy t-shirt. He lives!

 

[Knobgoblin]

I actually wear a national enquirer batboy t-shirt. He lives!

It was weekly world news, and I miss that shirt.

 

[Alexx1401]

I did not bother to read it but, I have said for a while we are slowly creeping into what many just pretend is not happening because they don't want it to be true.
I also very much doubt google had to be forced to do this. I suspect they will say that to make it sound better.

 

[Certaindeaf]

It was weekly world news, and I miss that shirt.
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That's it!

 

[Certaindeaf]

I did not bother to read it but, I have said for a while we are slowly creeping into what many just pretend is not happening because they don't want it to be true.
I also very much doubt google had to be forced to do this. I suspect they will say that to make it sound better.

When I type in "how" in google it auto-fills "do I re-elect joe biden".
Uh, no.




Well according to recent lawsuits, close enough but you get the idea.

 

[Jay Walk]

I do not use Google, use something else.

 

[Dungannon]

Authorities reportedly ordered Google to reveal the identities of some YouTube videos' viewers

Federal authorities in the US asked Google for the names, addresses, telephone numbers and user activity of the accounts that watched certain YouTube videos between January 1 and 8, 2023, according to unsealed court documents viewed by Forbes.

www.engadget.com

Google ordered to unmask certain YouTube users. Critics say it’s ‘terrifying’

The federal government asked Google to turn over information on anyone who viewed multiple YouTube videos. Privacy experts say the orders are unconstitutional.

www.forbes.com.au

If you watched certain YouTube videos, investigators demanded your data from Google

Shared YouTube data prompts civil liberty worries.

mashable.com

 

[TTSX]

That's like, 7 words bruh


Crap, I meant to quote someone and I missed the quoting part. Now I look like a technologically inept boomer

 

[Diamondback]

Who ever clicked on "malwarebites.com" ?

Malwarebytes is a longtime very respected anti-malware and privacy app, been around at least 20 years since it was a favorite around the lab when I was in college.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Malwarebytes is a longtime very respected anti-malware and privacy app, been around at least 20 years since it was a favorite around the lab when I was in college.

Is this another lemon party thing?
Cuz fool me once..