“We and our Service Providers may monitor and/or record text and voice chat during your use of those features (but do not have the obligation to do so)...including to enforce the Netflix Games Community Guidelines.”
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The clause simultaneously permits monitoring of game chat and expressly disclaims any obligation to monitor, meaning users cannot rely on monitoring as a safety guarantee while also lacking privacy in their communications.
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 using Netflix game chat features should be aware that their text and voice communications may be monitored and recorded, but Netflix is not required to monitor them.
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"We and our Service Providers may monitor and/or record text and voice chat during your use of those features (but do not have the obligation to do so)...including to enforce the Netflix Games Community Guidelines.Excerpt from Netflix's Privacy Statement
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The clause simultaneously permits monitoring of game chat and expressly disclaims any obligation to monitor, meaning users cannot rely on monitoring as a safety guarantee while also lacking privacy in their communications.
Readers using Netflix game chat features should be aware that their text and voice communications may be monitored and recorded, but Netflix is not required to monitor them.
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