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Note, not just the original listing has been taking down, but also the data used in the challenge. I believe because a few people in that set actually got de-an

by rocqua 5y ago

Note, not just the original listing has been taking down, but also the data used in the challenge. I believe because a few people in that set actually got de-anonimized. But certainly because of privacy concerns. I think the data is still kicking around somewhere in torrent land. I also still have my own copy somewhere, I think.

Delk 5y ago
IIRC it had something to do with researchers being able to statistically identify Netflix users by using IMDB for comparison. A Wired article from 2010 [1] suggests it lead to some legal liability risks for Netflix. [1] https://www.wired.com/2010/03/netflix-cancels-contest/ https://www.wired.com/2010/03/netflix-cancels-contest/