Final Shots: Yikes! Hulu Might Be Tracking Your Internet Browser Activity

After recently updating their privacy policy, Hulu has joined a long list of major internet-based services that now ignore “Do Not Track” requests. That means that the popular streaming platform may be tracking your internet browser’s activity.

According to Marketing Land, other companies who also ignore “Do Not Track” requests include Facebook, AOL, and Google, just to name a few. Although Hulu’s altered privacy policy shields it from any mass tracking blocker that you may have in place, this new update may not necessarily mean that there’s no way around it. More often times than not, a simple visit to settings will give you an opportunity to turn off tracking. As to why a service like Hulu would choose to start ignoring these requests? Firstly, there’s no legal obligation to respond to them, and secondly, there’s no standard internet policy for how a website should approach them.

In other news…

Netflix has revealed the cast for its forthcoming original comedy series, Dear White People. Brandon P. Bell will reprise his role as Troy Fairbanks from Justin Simien’s original 2014 indie film. Also joining the cast is Logan Browning who will play a biracial Ivy League film major who hosts the socio-political radio show dubbed “Dear White People.” [Deadline]

According to a press release, Showtime’s free preview weekend begins today, exclusively on Hulu. Until this Sunday, July 24, Hulu subscribers can watch all episodes of Showtime’s popular series, including Ray Donovan, Shameless, Roadies, Billions, Masters of Sex and more – all for free.

Yesterday at Comic-Con, Marvel announced that Season 3 of its Netflix original series Daredevil was a definite go. Months of speculation and some commentary from actor Charlie Cox had previously left fans uncertain about the future of the show. [ComicBook.com]

Speaking of Netflix renewals… the platform announced today that Bojack Horseman will be returning for a fourth season next year. The animated original comedy series about a washed-up, depression-ridden horse actor (voiced by Will Arnett) debuted its third season today, only on Netflix.

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