Judge orders Google to turn over YouTube records, how will it affect you?

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"A federal judge in New York has ordered Google to turn over to Viacom a database linking users of YouTube, the Web's largest video site by far, with every clip they have watched there."
http://www.nytimes.com/20...

Although both Viacom and Google states that no individual users will be traced and sued for any activities within those records, this raises the question of whether we still have privacy in viewing content on the Internet.

Let's hear how this ruling is going to impact your YouTube browsing habit.

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STEP 1: My Answer

	ZiiValue (chance)	MyAnswer (which outcome happened?)	Possible Outcomes
	6%	Stop using YouTube completely	Stop using YouTube completely
	34%	Using YouTube less	Using YouTube less
	57%	Won't change your habit	Won't change your habit
	3%	Never used YouTube before	Never used YouTube before

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