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Plex now want to SELL your personal data

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  • C catloaf@lemm.ee
    29 May 2025, 16:44

    Yeah, but then you're not self-hosting, you're paying or using their free services to manage that for you.

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    landedgentry@lemmy.zip
    wrote on 29 May 2025, 17:03 last edited by
    #25

    ::: spoiler spoiler
    askldjfals;jflsad;
    :::

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    • L landedgentry@lemmy.zip
      29 May 2025, 15:31

      ::: spoiler spoiler
      askldjfals;jflsad;
      :::

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      abidanyre@lemmy.world
      wrote on 29 May 2025, 17:13 last edited by
      #26

      You called him a liar and then got pissy when he fired back. Grow a thicker skin or don't start shit.

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      • A abidanyre@lemmy.world
        29 May 2025, 17:13

        You called him a liar and then got pissy when he fired back. Grow a thicker skin or don't start shit.

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        landedgentry@lemmy.zip
        wrote on 29 May 2025, 17:15 last edited by
        #27

        ::: spoiler spoiler
        askldjfals;jflsad;
        :::

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        • R reygle@lemmy.world
          29 May 2025, 15:15

          If we find out "I do not consent" opts out, I'm fine with it. If we find out "I do not consent" leads to a "Close our account" page, it's time for pitchforks, especially since they recently had a huge sale on lifetime memberships.

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          feddylemmy@lemmy.world
          wrote on 29 May 2025, 17:23 last edited by
          #28

          "I do not consent" is indeed an opt out and you can use plex just as you were before.

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          • L landedgentry@lemmy.zip
            29 May 2025, 17:03

            ::: spoiler spoiler
            askldjfals;jflsad;
            :::

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            catloaf@lemm.ee
            wrote on 29 May 2025, 17:26 last edited by
            #29

            Yup. And letting them collect data on what goes through their service is the cost.

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            • C catloaf@lemm.ee
              29 May 2025, 17:26

              Yup. And letting them collect data on what goes through their service is the cost.

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              landedgentry@lemmy.zip
              wrote on 29 May 2025, 17:35 last edited by
              #30

              ::: spoiler spoiler
              askldjfals;jflsad;
              :::

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              • F feddylemmy@lemmy.world
                29 May 2025, 17:23

                "I do not consent" is indeed an opt out and you can use plex just as you were before.

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                reygle@lemmy.world
                wrote on 29 May 2025, 17:38 last edited by
                #31

                Good to know. When I get this prompt at home I'll be watching my Pihole server quite closely for a while to see for sure.

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                • R reygle@lemmy.world
                  29 May 2025, 17:38

                  Good to know. When I get this prompt at home I'll be watching my Pihole server quite closely for a while to see for sure.

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                  feddylemmy@lemmy.world
                  wrote on 29 May 2025, 18:18 last edited by
                  #32

                  I'd be interested in your results

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                  • R rfr_foglia@feddit.it
                    29 May 2025, 16:33

                    Can someone clue me in on the reason why anyone would prefer Plex instead of Jellyfin?

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                    zoidsberg@lemmy.ca
                    wrote on 29 May 2025, 18:36 last edited by
                    #33

                    The lack of a PS5 app makes Jellyfin useless to me. We have a dumb TV with no casting ability so the PlayStation is our media box.

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                    • F fundmecfsresearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone
                      29 May 2025, 16:28

                      Jellyfin is basically as easy to use as plex within the same network. I’ve set up both dueing the past 6 months. The only big difference is that Jellyfin is much more of a pain to work through port forwarding.

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                      landedgentry@lemmy.zip
                      wrote on 30 May 2025, 01:41 last edited by
                      #34

                      ::: spoiler spoiler
                      askldjfals;jflsad;
                      :::

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                      • S sunny@slrpnk.net
                        29 May 2025, 11:11

                        Text:

                        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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                        disconnectikacio@lemmy.world
                        wrote on 30 May 2025, 07:24 last edited by
                        #35

                        Stopped using plex, replaced with jellyfin

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                        • D disconnectikacio@lemmy.world
                          30 May 2025, 07:24

                          Stopped using plex, replaced with jellyfin

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                          madcaesar@lemmy.world
                          wrote on 30 May 2025, 15:44 last edited by
                          #36

                          Do they have the same features?

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                          • S sunny@slrpnk.net
                            29 May 2025, 11:11

                            Text:

                            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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                            sj_zero@lotide.fbxl.net
                            wrote on 1 Jun 2025, 12:54 last edited by
                            #37

                            Speedrunning destroying your platform.

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                            • S selfhoster1728@infosec.pub
                              29 May 2025, 11:18

                              I don't know why everyone in the selfhosting community still even mentions Plex or uses it.

                              It's closed source, not free; Jellyfin is a no brainer yet people still go to Plex??

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                              bread@feddit.nl
                              wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 15:11 last edited by
                              #38

                              Here's why I still use Plex: for me Jellyfin hasn't been easy to work the way I want it to. I mostly access my media on an Nvidia Shield, and the Jellyfin Android TV app just refuses to play certain videos; I can play them if I use VLC as an external player, but not within the app itself. The more pressing issue is that Jellyfin just refuses to play 5.1 audio, and downmixes everything to stereo. I have other issues, but these are the ones that prevent me from using it.

                              For me Plex just works.

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                              • F feddylemmy@lemmy.world
                                29 May 2025, 18:18

                                I'd be interested in your results

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                                reygle@lemmy.world
                                wrote on 7 Jun 2025, 02:38 last edited by
                                #39

                                Got the prompt earlier this week. Haven't seen any noticeable increase in its DNS requests, but it's not impossible that the hostnames it's reaching out to just aren't in my MANY block lists.
                                271 blocks today and all the same old- analytics.plex.tv.

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