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Texas AG sues Netflix, claiming the streaming service collects user data without consent
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Netflix.
Key facts
- Update, May 11, 7PM ET: This story was updated after publish to include a comment from Netflix
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Netflix
- The Texas lawsuit also claims that Netflix is designed to manipulate viewers
- Respectfully to the great state of Texas and Attorney General Paxton, this lawsuit lacks merit and is based on inaccurate and distorted information
Summary
"Netflix has built a surveillance program designed to illegally collect and profit from Texans' personal data without their consent, and my office will do everything in our power to stop it," Paxton said announcing the suit. The Texas lawsuit also claims that Netflix is designed to manipulate viewers. In an emailed statement, a Netflix spokesperson told Engadget the lawsuit "lacks merit and is based on inaccurate and distorted information. "Respectfully to the great state of Texas and Attorney General Paxton, this lawsuit lacks merit and is based on inaccurate and distorted information.