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Plex now want to SELL your personal data (slrpnk.net)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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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[–] nix98@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours 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?

[–] mrpollo@lemmy.ml 16 points 7 hours ago

The downfall of Plex needs to be compiled into an 80 minute YouTube video with sponsors spaced in for NordVPN and Viagra

[–] andybytes@programming.dev 3 points 5 hours ago

Got rid of Plex a long time ago. Trash ass program

[–] midtsveen@lemmy.wtf 11 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Oh, you expect proprietary software to behave nicely? That’s cute!

I’ll just be over here with Jellyfin, watching the chaos unfold with my popcorn!

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 49 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Meanwhile, poor Jellyfin just quietly doing the job.

[–] Legume5534@lemm.ee 1 points 54 minutes ago

Until it supports proper external access I just can't switch.

[–] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 4 points 12 hours ago

The client apps are a lot better these days too.

[–] guyoverthere123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I assumed they already were.

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

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

I know, right? Any 'free' service with that much infrastructure to support, is more than likely selling your data. I guess, it's kind of refreshing that a company comes right out and tells you they're about to bend you over the barrel.

[–] yournamehere@lemm.ee 35 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

"enshittification wont happen to my software of choice"

hahahaha... those ppl with discord, iphones, windows,plex....they wont learn.

[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish 3 points 5 hours ago

android is risking enshittification too if google keeps trying to close down it's development. nothing is safe unless it is free of greedy corporations

[–] diffusive@lemmy.world 10 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

I have a lifetime Plex pass but still I am considering switching. Currently I have both Jellyfin and Plex on the same libraries but Jellyfin doesn’t have support for chromecast (on iOS and Firefox) nor support for offline . (Not) covering neither my at home nor travelling use cases 😕

[–] matcha_addict@lemy.lol 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Can you clarify what you mean by Chromecast support? I have a Chromecast device and it has the jellyfin app on it. Works like a charm without issues. I have a feeling you mean something else though?

[–] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

He's probably referring to just Chromecast without the Google TV module. Jellyfin works great for me as well on the Chromecast w/GTV

[–] diffusive@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

This 🙂

[–] Detren@lemm.ee 1 points 9 hours ago

I think you can use Infuse on iOS to chromecast. I’m not sure if that’s behind the subscription though.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 17 points 17 hours 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.

[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 5 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Goddammit... Right after I got the lifetime pass...

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[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours 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.

[–] Scurouno@lemmy.ca 19 points 20 hours ago

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

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 26 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I might actually have to switch to Jellyfin then...

I say that as a paying plex pass customer

[–] 0x0@infosec.pub 10 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

I find it wild that you still seem unsure. What would make you say "Thats it, im switching!"?

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[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 9 points 17 hours ago

Plex has always been trash imo. Far better open source options available.

[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 26 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

I miss when you could use something without it turning into spyware. Jellyfin it is then.

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