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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/

  • Seefoo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    576·
    1 day ago

    This is specifically related to watching their free content. You can opt out of the sale & sharing of said data, which is used to play you targeted ads when watching their free content. I am not a big fan, but this is the typical “free” TV spiel. Was there something that changed recently or is it just being recognized now?

    • candyman337@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      7·
      23 hours ago

      They also serve you their version of the show with ads if you have the same show on your Plex. I have Ghost in the Shell S.A.C on Plex and I’ve never watched their version but it sure as shit showed up in my “continue watching”. The same thing happened when my gf was watching Midsomer Murders.

    • Agent641@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 day ago

      I have actually never considered watching Plex’s free shows.

      If I did see something I liked, I’d probably ‘acquire’ it and put it in my own library.

    • buddascrayon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1111·
      1 day ago

      It’s the recent “We all hate Plex now” because they implemented a price in regards to the way we access content remotely because it was costing them too much to maintain for free. So anything that smells even remotely like they are trying to make money is getting the shocked and dismayed reaction. Usually followed by a dozen or so people talking about how they’ve ditch Plex ages ago for a truly free platform like jellyfin/Kodi/etc.

      • Iheartcheese@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 day ago

        My friend in England uses my server all the time and neither of us have gotten that email about being charged for shared library yet lol.

        Maybe im just the chosen one.

        • Bakkoda@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          21 hours ago

          I’ve yet to see a single email about any of the shit on here about Plex. I’m not defending any of these choices, just more confused as to who this applies to, where and when.