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why doesn't Netflix have people opt-in to have their data anonymized and used for this purpose?

Selection bias?

Selection bias would mean people who opt in get better recommendations... sounds like a good incentive and a virtuous circle to me.

selection bias would only be a concern if you were trying make inference on all netflix customers (not just the ones that opt-in).

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