Texas sues Netflix, alleges platform spied on kids and collected data

The state of Texas announced a lawsuit against streaming giant Netflix on Monday, accusing the company of spying on children and other consumers by collecting their data without consent and designing the platform to be addictive.Texas claims that Netflix has falsely represented to consumers that it didn't collect or share user data while it actually tracked and sold viewers' habits and preferences to commercial data brokers and advertising technology companies.The lawsuit, filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, claims that "Netflix's endgame is simple and lucrative: get children and families glued to the screen, harvest their data while they are stuck there, and then monetize the data for a handsome profit."Reuters contributed to this report.Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei FOX Business Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei FOX Business