A federal court ruled Monday that LinkedIn must face a Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) case accusing it of deploying tracking pixels to transmit personally identifiable information (PII) of users to third parties without their knowledge and consent.
VPPA Lawsuits
The Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), originally passed in the VHS era, is being used to sue websites and applications such as Meta and TikTok that track and share viewing data. Plaintiffs claim these tools transmit personally identifiable information without proper consent. Courts are divided on how the VPPA applies to modern web behavior, creating uncertainty for publishers and adtech providers. This page follows key lawsuits, legal interpretations, and compliance risks tied to VPPA claims.
A federal judge dismissed a Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) case against the NBA on Monday, citing the ordinary person standard from Solomon v. Flipps Media (see 2508110052) as the basis for doing so.
While there is much debate in courts over the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), class certification is one of the largest obstacles, said Morrison Foerster lawyers in a blog post Wednesday.
Roku renewed a previous argument, claiming that Michigan is overreaching its authority in a privacy case where the state accuses the streaming platform of collecting information of child users.
A federal court dropped a Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) case against NBCUniversal Media (NBCU) Wednesday, ruling that the complaint did not adequately allege the disclosure of personally identifiable information (PII) within the meaning of the statute.
As conflict over the scope of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) continues, some plaintiffs are becoming more creative in how they can apply the videotape-focused statute from 1988. Recently, that's centered on video games. But as Perkins Cole lawyers blogged about an Aug. 7 ruling of the U.S. District Court for Central California, “simply purchasing a game doesn’t unlock the door to a VPPA claim.”
Though two cases involving the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) of 1988 have petitions for writ of certiorari pending at the U.S. Supreme Court, the high court should review the cases separately, said plaintiff Michael Salazar in a court document Tuesday. In Salazar v. NBA, the basketball league wants a decision from the 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals reviewed, arguing that the court unfairly expanded the scope of the VPPA in its decision (see 2503190047).
A case alleging the NHL violated the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) by using Facebook's Meta tracking pixel on its website without user knowledge or consent should be dismissed, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses said Friday. Moses argued that the plaintiffs failed to state a claim under the statute in case 1:23-cv-02083, Zachary Joiner vs. NHL.
A circuit split centering on interpretations of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) of 1988 suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could decide to review two cases about the statute simultaneously.
The plaintiff in a Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) case against satirical news site The Onion voluntarily dropped the complaint in a court document Friday. No reason for the dismissal was given.