On July 28, 2022, a federal judge approved TikTok’s $92 million class action settlement of various privacy claims made under state and federal law, which will resolve litigation that began in 2019 and involved claims that TikTok violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act and the federal Video Privacy Protection Act.
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Video Privacy Protection Act
Federal District Court Grants Motion to Dismiss a Class Action Alleging Impermissible Sharing of Personal Information Under the Video Privacy Protection Act
On October 8, 2014, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted Cartoon Network, Inc.’s (“Cartoon Network’s”) motion to dismiss a putative class action alleging that Cartoon Network’s mobile app impermissibly disclosed users’ personally identifiable information (“PII”) to a third party data analytics company under the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”).
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Congress Approves VPPA Consent Requirement Changes
On December 18, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6671, a bill that would amend the Video Privacy Protection Act consent requirements for disclosing consumers’ viewing information.
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California Court Denies Hulu’s Motion to Dismiss in Video Privacy Protection Act Case
On August 10, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied Hulu’s motion to dismiss a claim that the online streaming video provider transmitted users’ personal information to third parties in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act.
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Recent Cases Focus Attention on the Video Privacy Protection Act
In recent months, two high-profile cases involving Hulu and Netflix have raised questions regarding the scope and application of the Video Privacy Protection Act, a federal privacy law that has been the focus of increasing attention over the past few years.
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Netflix Litigation Ordered to Mediation as House Passes VPPA Amendment
On December 1, 2011, a federal judge in California ordered mediation for a consolidated litigation against Netflix over alleged Video Privacy Protection Act violations. Less than a week later the U.S. House of Representatives passed a Netflix-backed amendment to the VPPA.
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Netflix Backs Amendment to Video Privacy Protection Act
In its second quarter shareholder letter Netflix discussed its support for a proposed bill that would amend the Video Privacy Protection Act to clarify consent requirements and facilitate the company’s Facebook integration in the United States.
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Senators Franken and Blumenthal Co-Sponsor Location Privacy Protection Act
On June 15, 2011, Senators Al Franken and Richard Blumenthal introduced a bill intended to “close current loopholes in federal law to ensure that consumers know what location information is being collected about them and allow them to decide if they want to share it.”
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Netflix Sued for Allegedly Violating Movie Renters’ Privacy
On March 11, 2011, a class action complaint was filed in the Northern District of California against Netflix, Inc. for alleged violations of the federal Video Privacy Protection Act and California’s Customer Records Act and Unfair Competition Law.
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