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Web Trackers May Violate Privacy Statutes That Predate the Internet

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Three recent federal court cases consider whether the use of third party trackers embedded in websites can be the basis of class action lawsuits alleging violations of statutes enacted before the internet existed. These...more

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2024 Year in Review: Video Privacy Protection Act Litigation Trends

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The Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), a federal statute enacted in 1988, is gaining new relevance in recent years as plaintiffs bring lawsuits with the goal of enforcing online privacy rights. 2024 saw a continuation of...more

Perkins Coie

Privacy Law Recap 2024: Class Actions and Mass Arbitrations

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Claims involving the alleged collection and use of consumer data continued to drive trends in privacy class actions and mass arbitrations in 2024. Biometrics Litigation - The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act...more

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K&C Entertainment Exclusive - January 2025

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Drake has sued Universal Music Group NV for defamation in US federal court, accusing the company of putting his life in danger by releasing and promoting “Not Like Us” by his rival and labelmate Kendrick Lamar....more

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From Blockbuster to Meta: The Evolution of The Video Privacy Protection Act to Class Action Lawsuits

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How could an obscure privacy law from 1988 majorly disrupt online video streaming as we know it and make tech giants like Meta and Netflix targets of class action lawsuits?...more

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Second Circuit Expands Scope of Video Privacy Protection Act

On October 15, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an opinion in Salazar, et al. v. National Basketball Association, Docket No. 23-1147, a class action lawsuit brought under the Video...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Federal Courts in the First Circuit Continue to Grapple with Privacy Class Action Claims

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In 2023, we discussed the uptick in data privacy and cybersecurity class action lawsuits; as expected, this trend has persisted throughout 2024 as plaintiffs continue to test new theories of liability and the boundaries of...more

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[Webinar] Privacy Litigation & Mass Arbitration Demands: How to Mitigate Risks for your Business in 2024 - January 30th, 10:00 am...

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2023 saw a continued uptick in privacy litigation filings throughout the United States, with Plaintiffs counsel taking aim at cookies, session replay, video URLs, online “doxing” and the use of other online tracking...more

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How to Navigate the Video Privacy Protection Act in the Digital Age

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What Is the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA)? When it was enacted in 1988, the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) was meant to protect consumer data from being shared by video rental companies like Blockbuster. As video...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: October 2023

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This is the eighth installment in our monthly data privacy litigation reports to provide updates on how courts in the United States have handled emerging data privacy trends. In this post, we look at privacy litigation...more

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Litigation Minute: Pixel Tools and the Video Privacy Protection Act (Pixel Tool Litigation Series: Part Two)

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What You Need to Know in a Minute or Less - Plaintiffs are making new use of an old statute, the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), to challenge the use of pixel technology across a variety of websites that provide online...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: July 2023

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Keypoint: In July 2023, plaintiffs have been busy opposing motions to dismiss in chat wiretapping, session replay, and VPPA cases while testing claims against a new technology....more

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Enforcing U.S. Consumer Data Privacy Laws Part 3: Private Litigation and Arbitration

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In this third installment on the enforcement of U.S. consumer data privacy laws, we focus on the role of private litigants. Following our discussions of state and federal government enforcement, this post focuses on the third...more

Robinson Bradshaw

Collegiate Sports Team Websites Are New Target in Privacy Class-Action Litigation

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Since March of this year, at least four purported class action lawsuits have been filed against universities, their affiliated athletic organizations, and the alleged operators of their athletic team websites, Sidearm Sports...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

[Webinar] Data Beware! Defending Class Actions in the Privacy and Data-Sharing Space - June 13th, 10:00 am - 10:30 am PT

This presentation will discuss the recent surge in class actions challenging companies’ practices for collecting, sharing, and storing consumer data, including claims arising under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy...more

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Analog Law with Digital Teeth: Litigation Under the Video Privacy Protection Act and Potential Liability for Businesses

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Over the past year, website operators have experienced a proliferation of lawsuits under the Federal Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), a Reagan-era statute prohibiting the nonconsensual disclosure of an individual’s...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Video Privacy Protection Act claims are on the rise

Plaintiffs are becoming increasingly creative in their attempts to seek relief involving alleged privacy violations resulting from their online activity. This includes raising allegations of violations of the Video Privacy...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: April 2023

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Keypoint: April 2023 saw developments in chat, session replay, voice recording, and VPPA litigation along with two new trends to watch in May. This is our second installment in our monthly data privacy litigation reports to...more

Baker Donelson

VPPA Claims Are on the Rise – Latest Trend in Consumer Privacy Class Action Litigation

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It's no secret that plaintiffs' firms have been developing legal theories relating to third-party software technologies used on websites. This includes a recent spike in lawsuits alleging that websites running the Meta...more

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Defending VPPA claims: A different perspective

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The Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) was enacted in 1988, and provides that a video tape service provider who knowingly discloses the personally identifiable information concerning any consumer of such provider shall be...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

[Webinar] 2023 Privacy Litigation Trends - February 15th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

The proliferation of privacy-related law suits filed against a wide range of companies related to website tracking/analytics will continue in 2023, joining robocall and biometric privacy disputes. Join Kelley Drye Privacy...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Chick-Fil-A Sued for Sharing Data through Meta Pixel

While plaintiffs’ attorneys were initially focused late last year on suing health care entities for using Pixel and other tracking technology to share information about website users with social media platforms such as Meta...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Webinar] Class Action Trends: Website Tracking Pixels and Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) Claims - October 27th, 1:30 pm -...

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Nearly 100 class actions have been filed against companies whose websites offer video services to consumers and that use tracking pixels to track consumers’ video viewing activity. The use of tracking pixels is an extremely...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Update on Data Breach and Data Privacy Class Actions Post-Spokeo

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 S. Ct. 1540...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - April 2015

In This Issue: - DOJ Issues Cyber Preparation and Response Guidance - RadioShack’s Plan to Auction Customer Data Highlights Issues Over Treatment of Such Data as an Asset - Google v. Vidal-Hall and...more

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