“We collect information about your interaction with the Netflix service (including playback events, such as play, pause, etc.)...voice inputs (including transcripts and recordings) when using voice-related features.”
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Netflix's interaction data collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of voice inputs, meaning users who engage with voice-related features have their spoken content captured and retained.
Interpretive note: The excerpt uses ellipsis, indicating additional interaction data types may be listed between the named examples. The canonical claim covers only the two explicitly quoted categories.
The updated privacy statement now explicitly discloses that Netflix collects voice inputs (including transcripts and recordings) when using voice-related features, and clarifies that it collects inferences about user and household ad preferences based on data it gathers. The policy also states that Netflix collects information on advertiser websites and apps, and that it receives demographic and interest data from advertising companies based on their own and other websites and apps. These disclosures expand transparency about data collection practices that may have been previously implied but are now stated explicitly. You can review Netflix's full privacy statement and adjust your account settings to control advertising preferences through your account settings.
View change record →Readers who use Netflix's voice-related features should be aware that their voice inputs, including transcripts and recordings, are collected by Netflix.
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"We collect information about your interaction with the Netflix service (including playback events, such as play, pause, etc.)...voice inputs (including transcripts and recordings) when using voice-related features.Excerpt from Netflix's Privacy Statement
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Netflix's interaction data collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of voice inputs, meaning users who engage with voice-related features have their spoken content captured and retained.
Readers who use Netflix's voice-related features should be aware that their voice inputs, including transcripts and recordings, are collected by Netflix.
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