Thank you for participating in this research study! This app helps us build better recommendations while keeping your privacy intact.
📺 Your Netflix history stays private — we never send your raw viewing data anywhere. Everything runs locally on your machine.
🔄 You help train a shared model — instead of sending your data to a server, you help improve a recommendation model that all participants share. The aggregator only sees small, anonymized updates (not your data).
📱 You get personalized recommendations — the app uses the shared model plus your local viewing history to recommend movies and shows.
Pick your operating system and follow the step-by-step guide:
- Download your Netflix history from your Netflix account
- Install SyftBox (this lets you sync with the research aggregator)
- Clone this app and run it on your machine
- Get recommendations — the app will show personalized recommendations based on your viewing history
- Participate in learning — your local device helps improve the shared model
⏱️ Installation may take a few minutes — SyftBox needs a few minutes to synchronize with the aggregator on first run. This is normal and expected.
Here's what the app looks like as you use it:
If you run into issues or have questions, refer to the troubleshooting section in your OS-specific installation guide or email manel.slokom@live.fr .
Manel thanks the AI, Media, and Democracy and CWI for supporting the project.