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A broad reading of the statute, and the meaning of 'consumer,' would create the risk for a lot of liability for a lot of ...
There is still time to claim part of a $4.5 million settlement with GameStop as part of a class action lawsuit.
A lawsuit claims GameStop broke federal law by sharing customer purchase data with Facebook, violating the Video Privacy ...
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 ...
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.
AMC Entertainment Holdings, the movie theater operator, doesn’t qualify as a “video tape service provider” under the Video Privacy Protection Act, a US court ruled Tuesday, joining a half-dozen others ...
If you've bought a video game from the retailer's online store in the past five years, you may be eligible for a payout but ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...