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Plex now want to SELL your personal data (slrpnk.net)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by Sunny@slrpnk.net to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I consent to Plex to: (i) sell certain personal information (hashed emails, advertising identifiers) to third-parties for advertising and marketing purposes; and (ii) store and/or access certain personal information (advertising identifiers, IP address, content being watched) on my device(s) and share that information with Plex’s advertising partners. This data is used to deliver personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Your consent applies to all devices on which you have Plex installed. You can withdraw your consent at any time in Account Settings or using this page.

Soure: https://www.plex.tv/vendors/ (Might have to clear cache)

Can also read about the changes here: https://www.plex.tv/about/privacy-legal/

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[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 28 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (30 children)

I think people feel loyalty to Plex and I understand why. I even understand why they're charging for self-hosting considering their costs of delivering the dynamic DNS, software development, content info, etc. But being closed source, VC funded, and with their core product an increasingly small part of their business, it's all a powerful recipe for enshittification. Tech Altar has talked before about how enthusiast brands often betray their users. Jellyfin was not a trivial set up for remote access, but I've really been happy with it, and I like having the peace of mind of having control over how it works

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[–] stellargmite@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago

Thanks for the headsup. This is the final push I needed. Been running Jellyfin for 6months or so but need to put more time into it. Plex has been great, and I’ve also been paying (though felt a little conflicted) a sub which I’m willing to do if it keeps a worthwhile project on an honest trajectory aligning with my needs and restrictions, for a good service or product. However they're now doing exactly why I started on the self hosting path. Who’s to say the third party is jot going to be a heavy handed industry body, corrupt authority , let alone the problematic world of adsales? They’re walking a very strange line and seem very confused about their purpose. Other than the all ruining ‘growth’. Seeya plex.

[–] minoscopede@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago (3 children)

python -m http.server is still my media server of choice. It's never let me down.

[–] atticus88th@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago

Mine too! I'm enjoying your media server right now.

/s

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[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Selling IP address info. Huh.

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[–] frezik@midwest.social 25 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

"Hashed emails". Besides the fact that they can match up a hash from one source to a hash from another source to link them to the same person (they never said they'd salt them), emails often have enough predictability to break the hash. Assuming they all end in "@gmail.com", "@outlook.com", or "@yahoo.com" will get you the vast majority of emails out there. Unlike a good password scheme, people don't shove a lot of random data into their email addresses.

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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago

Man Plex when fully enshitified FAST!

[–] Sunny@slrpnk.net 30 points 4 days ago

also: water is wet.

[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Goddammit... Right after I got the lifetime pass...

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago

If you're watching their "free" content and agree to that box...

The title made it seem waaaaay worse than what the screenshot actually says

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Damn. They’re really ripping the copper wiring out of the walls.

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[–] flightyhobler@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago

Last shit they pulled I moved to Jellyfin. Today I deleted my Plex account.

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