YouTube user identities to be masked
July 16, 2008
YouTube has come under legal scrutiny lately as a result of legal action by Viacom with regard to copy-right infringement. As a result, it has been ordered to hand over the records of viewers of its site.
Naturally, this has created massive outcry about privacy, so YouTube have made it plain that records will not contain any identifiers such as User IDs or IP addresses - these will be substituted before being handed over.
YouTube has often been the source to view copyrighted material, although only snippets at a time can be seen due to length constraints. Viacom are specifically sueing due to appearances on YouTube of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants.
Viacom have agreed on the measures to protect YouTube user privacy.
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