Recent case applies VHS-era law to modern digital privacy
internetcases » cases 2024-10-17
Summary:
Plaintiff sued the NBA, accusing it of violating the Video Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. 2701 (VPPA). Plaintiff claimed that after signing up for the NBA’s online newsletter and watching videos on NBA.com, the NBA shared his viewing history with Meta without his permission. The district court dismissed the case and plaintiff sought review with…