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Closeted Lesbian Sues Netflix For Potential Outing

Closeted Lesbian Sues Netflix For Potential Outing

Here’s the problem with anonymized data: if it were truly anonymized, it wouldn’t be useful to anyone for anything. With enough data about a person–say, their age, gender, and zip code–it’s not hard to narrow down who someone is. That’s the idea behind a class-action lawsuit against Netflix regarding the customer data they released to the public as part of the Netflix Prize project, a contest to help create better movie recommendations. A closeted lesbian alleges that the data available about her could reveal her identity. [More]

Gay and Lesbian Books Lose Amazon Sales Rank For Some Reason

Gay and Lesbian Books Lose Amazon Sales Rank For Some Reason

UPDATE: Amazon Gay Book Removal Was Massive Prank, I Did It, Claims Troll

Update: Boston Macy’s Removes Gay Mannequins

Update: Boston Macy’s Removes Gay Mannequins

A customer complained to Macy’s about their removal of gay mannequins from Boston window displays in response to a campaign by an anti-gay religious group.

Boston Macy’s Removes Gay Mannequins

Boston Macy’s Removes Gay Mannequins