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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Sunny@slrpnk.net to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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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/

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[-] disconnectikacio@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Stopped using plex, replaced with jellyfin

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[-] Scurouno@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 year ago

We are altering the deal. Pray, we do not alter it further.

[-] stellargmite@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the headsup. This is the final push I needed. Been running Jellyfin for 6months or so but need to put more time into it. Plex has been great, and I’ve also been paying (though felt a little conflicted) a sub which I’m willing to do if it keeps a worthwhile project on an honest trajectory aligning with my needs and restrictions, for a good service or product. However they're now doing exactly why I started on the self hosting path. Who’s to say the third party is jot going to be a heavy handed industry body, corrupt authority , let alone the problematic world of adsales? They’re walking a very strange line and seem very confused about their purpose. Other than the all ruining ‘growth’. Seeya plex.

[-] flightyhobler@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Last shit they pulled I moved to Jellyfin. Today I deleted my Plex account.

[-] sirico@feddit.uk 17 points 1 year ago

How else can they afford to stream samurai cop 3 and other things you never asked? You guys need to support them in becoming the best corp they can be! They want to be big boys now.

[-] minoscopede@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

python -m http.server is still my media server of choice. It's never let me down.

[-] atticus88th@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Mine too! I'm enjoying your media server right now.

/s

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[-] cooopsspace@infosec.pub 16 points 1 year ago

Even if you can mental gymnastics into believing this won't affect you, we know that's the way Plex is going. How long until it does?

[-] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Force PlexPass first, get money, then change terms.

Coordinated big-brain evil.

Big plus - identify all accounts interested in privacy. Thus = suspicious accounts.

This is the path for Plex to become Digg, Playon, and reddit.

[-] guyoverthere123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 year ago

I assumed they already were.

No chance Plex wasn't making money from those who didn't pay for Plex Pass.

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[-] vane@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

hashed email xD, if someone has email it's just hash(email) == email. given how many emails leaked producing hashes of 90% of population emails is not a problem

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[-] Evotech@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I can imagine this data would sell for quite a bit of money. Networks love to winge about how much they lose to piracy

[-] nix98@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I’m a big fan of Jellyfin. I would say it is easily family approved. That is for my family in my household who is using it on our home Wi-Fi.

But I am not about to expose it publicly. I have WireGuard set up on my immediate family’s devices and that is mostly ok (until you get on a public Wi-Fi that fails because you haven’t gone through their portal and can’t because the vpn is on, or you are on an airplane’s Wi-Fi with no internet trying to watch their movies and it doesn’t work until you turn off the vpn). Explaining this to my wife has been a nonstop battle.

I’d like it open it up to my siblings families, especially because I have the ersatztv plug-in to create approved child stations, but so many smart tvs and devices don’t support a vpn. How have others handled that situation?

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