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It has been over three years since the first wave of class action complaints and private arbitration demands emerged, alleging that technology on websites invades consumers' privacy. Numerous legal theories [...]

In October 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit adopted a broad interpretation of the term 'consumer' under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), significantly expanding potential [...]

For this Cyber Monday, we are looking at one of the hot topics in data-privacy and cybersecurity litigation: the Video Privacy Protection Act. Recent years have seen an uptick in [...]

Duane Morris Takeaways: On October 15, 2024, in Salazar v. NBA, 2024 WL 4487971 (2d Cir. Oct. 15, 2024), a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the [...]

Previously recognized as a creative response by New Jersey's state legislature to a tragic incident, Daniel's Law has suddenly emerged as a catalyst for privacy litigation. Since February, plaintiffs have [...]

This blog has been cross-posted on the Consumer Class Defense site. Anyone following trends in consumer class action litigation will know that consumer privacy was a primary focus of the [...]

This year has seen a tremendous spike in the number of cases alleging violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act ('VPPA'), 18 U.S.C. § 2710, a statute enacted in 1988 [...]

While 'Video Killed the Radio Star,'1 class action suits under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) of 1988 are enjoying a revival. The ever-creative class action plaintiffs' bar has seized [...]

Blockbuster Video may be extinct, but an obscure law designed to protect the privacy of video-tape renters is very much alive-the Video Privacy Protection Act ('VPPA'), 18 U.S.C. § 2710, [...]

The Video Privacy Protection Act ('VPPA'), 18 U.S.C. § 2710, is a federal statute that was enacted in 1988 in response to the disclosure and publication of then-Supreme Court nominee [...]

Over the past year, there has been a growing number of lawsuits, including class actions, filed against website operators in various states (including California, Florida, Illinois, and Pennsylvania) for violations [...]

Over the past year, a barrage of class action lawsuits asserting violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act ('VPPA')-a vintage Reagan-era federal consumer privacy law-has shed light on potential liability [...]

Perhaps you are old enough to recall when consumers used to have to go to video stores like Blockbuster Video to rent a movie. And perhaps you recall the excitement [...]

The Plaintiffs' Bar is well-known for pushing the boundaries of existing (and sometimes very old) laws with new and novel privacy claims. The most recent targets of this trend are [...]

A flurry of recent cases shows that if your company operates websites that track consumers' visits using session-replay software or integrates third-party software to facilitate customer-service chats, you're a potential [...]

On September 19, 2022, a Massachusetts federal District Court denied Boston Globe Media Partners LLC's motion to dismiss a consumer class action suit against it. This case is one of [...]

On September 19, 2022, a Massachusetts District Court denied Boston Globe Media Partners LLC's (the Globe) motion to dismiss a class action suit brought against it in what could be [...]

The decades-old Video Privacy Protection Act , 18 U.S.C. s. 2710 etseq. (VPPA), is at the heart of an emerging trend in privacy litigation aimed at media companies that own [...]

Byline: Pat Murphy A Massachusetts man is claiming his privacy was violated every time he downloaded a video to his Android smartphone. The alleged culprit? A USA Today app that [...]

In a decision that clarified aspects of the video privacy landscape, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an action alleging a violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) [...]

Key Points The 9th Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action alleging that ESPN disclosed 'personally identifiable information' in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 [...]

In May, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Spokeo v. Robins, providing guidance on the 'injury-in-fact' aspect of the constitutional standing requirement for putative class action plaintiffs. 136 [...]

In a case demonstrating the ongoing difficulties of applying the Spokeo decision to interpret injury-in-fact, a Massachusetts federal court last week denied a motion to dismiss by USA Today parent [...]

Welcome to the newest issue of Socially Aware, our Burton Award winning guide to the law and business of social media. In this edition, we discuss the impact online trolls [...]

This past week, the First Circuit issued a notable opinion concerning the contours of liability under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) - a decision that stirs up further uncertainty [...]

On March 31, a Northern District of California court dismissed a class action suit filed against a video streaming service, which alleged that the company violated the Video Privacy Protection [...]

Two significant decisions under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) in recent weeks have provided new defenses to companies alleged to have run afoul of the statute. Bringing the long-running [...]

Two recent federal district court rulings regarding the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) follow the emerging trend of decisions indicating that courts are reluctant to find violations of the VPPA [...]

from The Hill's Hillicon Valley blog A proposed amendment to a Senate cybersecurity bill would allow Facebook users to opt-in to automatically share which videos they have watched on Netflix [...]

Netflix has hired the firm Greenberg Traurig to lobby Congress to amend a video privacy law. The Video Privacy Protection Act was passed in 1988, after the Washington City Paper [...]

IF Netflix has its way, Facebook members in the United States may soon be able to see which of their friends and family members have just video-streamed ''Paranormal Activity'' or [...]