• irreticent@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    25
    ·
    3 months ago

    And even though it’s being labeled as a “consumer privacy law” it was actually spurred by a politician getting upset that people might find out what he was renting. It was a self-serving law that had the side effect of also helping consumers.

    • Trainguyrom@reddthat.com
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      17
      ·
      3 months ago

      Wasn’t it because a couple of anti-porn politicians were outed as having renting porn tapes (yet another thing that doesn’t really exist anymore)

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      3 months ago

      I wonder if there’s any case law that could support applying that law to other media, such as preventing streaming sites from handing watch history over to the media.