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Yes! I hate being tracked watching videos. I have a self identity I want to put forward. I hate being judged differently based on what I watch. For this reason

Yes! I hate being tracked watching videos. I have a self identity I want to put forward. I hate being judged differently based on what I watch. For this reason there are plenty of shows I don't watch via streaming. If I really want to watch I'll find another way. If it's youtube I'll do it not logged in (it's possible it's still attributed to me but I doubt it). It's illegal for a video rental company to share your watch list. I'm not sure that covers Netflix, Hulu, Apple, Youtube, etc.. I suspect they don't share the list though, they just put you in categories and sell marketing to those categories. That still bugs me since I'm being judged. OSes and stores spying on app usage is the same. I've never checked out any of the more risque games or VR apps because I'll be tracked.

psv1 7y ago
> (it's possible it's still attributed to me but I doubt it). It's still attributed to you.
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- greggman2 7y ago
  can you prove that or is it just another conspiracy theory?
  - psv1 7y ago
    It's in their terms and conditions. > When you're signed out, we associate that data with a cookie or other similar unique identifier. Other identifiers include your ip address, operating system, browser and browser settings.
  - Nextgrid 7y ago
    They fingerprint your browser, IP address and usage history. I can bring back my entire YouTube recommendations (many completely unrelated subjects) even in a private browsing window by watching just one or two videos (I guess it isn't sure at first whether I'm the same person or someone else, but one or two videos, combined with IP address is enough for them to be reasonably confident it's me and bring back my previous recommendations).
    - greggman2 7y ago
      I'm not using the same IP address nor the same browser. I've never seen my recommendations being remotely similar. When I view logged out via another browser in private mode all I get are the generic "popular in your region" videos. I also never notice the videos I'm watching logged out affecting my recommendations when logged in. That doesn't mean I'm not being tracked but without actual proof I'll continue to consider it mostly a conspiracy theory.

psv1 7y ago

> (it's possible it's still attributed to me but I doubt it). It's still attributed to you.

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greggman2 7y ago
can you prove that or is it just another conspiracy theory?
- psv1 7y ago
  It's in their terms and conditions. > When you're signed out, we associate that data with a cookie or other similar unique identifier. Other identifiers include your ip address, operating system, browser and browser settings.
- Nextgrid 7y ago
  They fingerprint your browser, IP address and usage history. I can bring back my entire YouTube recommendations (many completely unrelated subjects) even in a private browsing window by watching just one or two videos (I guess it isn't sure at first whether I'm the same person or someone else, but one or two videos, combined with IP address is enough for them to be reasonably confident it's me and bring back my previous recommendations).
  - greggman2 7y ago
    I'm not using the same IP address nor the same browser. I've never seen my recommendations being remotely similar. When I view logged out via another browser in private mode all I get are the generic "popular in your region" videos. I also never notice the videos I'm watching logged out affecting my recommendations when logged in. That doesn't mean I'm not being tracked but without actual proof I'll continue to consider it mostly a conspiracy theory.