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Closeted lesbian sues Netflix for releasing video picks that could ‘Out’ her

An in-the-closet lesbian mother is suing Netflix for privacy invasion, alleging the movie rental company made it possible for her to be outed when it disclosed insufficiently anonymous information about nearly half-a-million customers as part of its $1 million contest to improve its recommendation system. http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/12/netflix-privacy-lawsuit/?utm_source=fee..

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Closeted lesbian sues Netflix for releasing video picks that could ‘Out’ her