If you were concerned that your YouTube viewing habits were about to be revealed to the world as part of the Viacom lawsuit against Google, you may rest easier.

A Google spokesperson told The New York Times and other news media on Monday that the two companies have agreed how to share goods about YouTube during Viacom’s copyright-infringement lawsuit and still protect the privacy of users. Last year, Viacom sued Google and its YouTube site for $1 billion, alleging unauthorized

use of video clips from Viacom properties.

Google will supply the viewer database, but without revealing user names or other knowledge that could be used to identify individual users.

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Earlier that month, a federal judge in New York City ordered Google to release YouTube user data to Viacom and other plaintiffs suing the search giant for copyright violations. The input was sought so that Viacom could […]

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