Senate amendment would allow Facebook users to share Netflix videos

A proposed amendment to a Senate cybersecurity bill would allow Facebook users to opt-in to automatically share which videos they have watched on Netflix. The Senate could vote on the amendment, filed by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), when it takes up the Cybersecurity Act next week. Currently, Facebook users can choose to automatically reveal which songs they listen to and which articles they read. But the Video Privacy Protection Act bans the sharing of any video history information without written consent by the consumer or a warrant from the police. The change in the privacy law is Netflix's top lobbying priority in Washington.