The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has repeatedly affirmed dismissals of putative class actions brought under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) based on the use of third-party tracking technologies. The...more
Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) class action lawsuits have been on the rise, and the owner of the The Onion, a popular satire site, finds itself the subject of a recent one. On May 16, 2025, a plaintiff-initiated...more
In a significant development for companies targeted by (or vulnerable to) litigation over website data collection practices, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Video Privacy...more
Welcome to the nineteenth installment in our monthly data privacy litigation report. We prepare these reports to provide updates on how courts in the United States have handled emerging data privacy trends. We are covering...more
Although a digital subscriber to an online newsletter may have standing to sue under the Video Privacy Protection Act ("VPPA"), 18 U.S.C. § 2710(b)(1), if the newsletter subscription contains no audio-visual content, that...more