Netflix explains why it snuck a physical...
▻https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/1/20750424/netflix-physical-activity-tracker-data-stream-quality-test
Netflix explains why it snuck a physical activity tracker onto some phones Netflix was researching how to improve video quality when you’re on the go Netflix managed to alarm some Android users who noticed that the popular streaming app was detecting their physical motion activity without explaining why. The company confirmed to The Verge that it was using this data as part of a test to determine whether it could find a way to better optimize streaming performance when customers were on (...)
