Why You Couldn't Share Your Netflix History on Facebook Until Now

Netflix users outside the United States have long enjoyed integration with Facebook that let them share their viewing history with friends, but American Netflix users are only just this week getting to enjoy the same social sharing features

Why did it take so long? You can blame Robert Bork, President Ronald Reagan's 1987 nominee to the Supreme Court.

Let's rewind history a bit: During Bork's confirmation process, his video rental history was leaked and published by the Washington, D.C.-area Washington City Paper. Bork's rentals were uncontroversial and the leak had little impact on his nomination — the Senate voted against his confirmation, but that had more to do with his views on civil and women's rights than his taste in films.