"Paxton alleged the streaming giant violated the state's Deceptive Trade Practices Act by lying about collecting subscriber data. His lawsuit pointed to comments made by Netflix co-founder and former CEO Reed Hastings, a fierce Trump critic, in 2020 where he said the company is not integrating everybody's data; the lawsuit said Hastings double down soon after and vowed we don't collect anything something Paxton said he did to save the company from scrutiny other tech companies like Meta and Apple faced. That was all bogus, Paxton claimed."
"His press release on Monday said Netflix has used intentional engineering to track and log users' viewing habits, preferences, devices, household networks, application usage, and other sensitive behavioral data. Every interaction on the platform became a data point revealing information about the user. This tracking applied to not only adults' accounts, but also kids' profiles. Netflix then sold that information to data brokers and advertisers, Paxton claimed."
"In short, Netflix sold subscriptions to its programming as an escape from Big Tech surveillance: pay monthly, avoid tracking. Texans trusted that bargain. Netflix broke it constructing the very data-collection system subscribers paid to escape. His lawsuit claimed Texans contribute $1.5 billion in annual revenue to Netflix, which is valued at $360 billion. Paxton said the state is entitled to up to $10,000 for each violation of its DTPA law."
"Paxton previously criticized Netflix in 2020 over the film Cuties. The AG said it was fodder for those with criminal imaginations, serving to normalize the view that children are sexual beings. He added that it whets the appetites of those wh"
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Netflix for allegedly spying on Texans by collecting sensitive user data without knowledge or consent. The lawsuit claims Netflix violated the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act by allegedly misrepresenting how subscriber data is collected. It cites statements attributed to Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings in 2020 about not integrating users’ data, followed by later claims that Netflix does not collect anything. The lawsuit alleges Netflix uses engineering to track and log viewing habits, preferences, devices, household networks, application usage, and other behavioral data from every interaction. It further alleges the tracking applies to children’s profiles and that Netflix sells the information to data brokers and advertisers. Paxton seeks penalties of up to $10,000 per violation and claims Texans generate $1.5 billion annually for Netflix.
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