A consumer dropped his proposed class action alleging WarnerMedia Direct LLC shared the viewing histories of subscribers to its HBO Max streaming service with Meta Platforms Inc. in violation of the ...

A broad reading of the statute, and the meaning of 'consumer,' would create the risk for a lot of liability for a lot of ...

A lawsuit claims GameStop broke federal law by sharing customer purchase data with Facebook, violating the Video Privacy ...

From Magistrate Judge Virginia DeMarchi's opinion last week in M.K. v. Google LLC (N.D. Cal.): The following facts are based on the allegations of the FAC [First Amended Complaint]. In 2020, M.K ...

But the privacy implications can be a lot more significant in some cases. Think about how the videos you watch could reveal your medical information, say, or your sexual orientation.

Until 2022, the VPPA was rarely cited in consumer privacy lawsuits. These cases reframed “video tape service providers” as any website with video content and user-tracking pixel tools.

Note however, that the video needs to be pre-recorded as per the statute. Since livestreamed video is not, that content falls outside of the VPPA. See e.g., Louth v.

The IAB projects digital video ad spend will rise to $63 billion in 2024, representing a 16% increase from last year. Of the three video ad categories the report breaks out (social and online video ...

ESPN, Inc., 876 F.3d 979 (9th Cir. 2017) that would affect the privacy world in two ways: by furthering a distinct interpretation of the term “personally identifiable information” and by ...

It’s currently a crime to hold onto old video viewing records for too long and to disclose this private information. Just one problem: In the rush to pass the legislation, Congress completely ...

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), chairman of the privacy, technology and law subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is set to hold a hearing on the legislation early in 2012. It is possible the Senate ...