Bill Moves Netflix Closer To Facebook Streaming In U.S.
Soon Netflix members in the U.S. may be able to stream videos over Facebook, if the Senate and President do what the House of Representatives just did: pass H.R. 2471, which would overturn the outdated Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988.
Soon Netflix members in the U.S. may be able to stream videos over Facebook, if the Senate and President do what the House of Representatives just did: pass H.R. 2471, which would overturn the outdated Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988.
The VPPA prohibited the sharing of video-rental information, even if the renter gave his or her consent, according to Fast Company.
Without an overturning of the VPPA, Netflix users in the U.S. would not have been able to integrate their accounts with Facebook and share content they were watching
None of the other 44 countries where Netflix operates have this legislation, meaning members in those locations can already sync their accounts and let everyone on their friend lists know what they’re watching.
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