Fubo has settled a class-action lawsuit for $3.4 million concerning allegations of unlawful distribution of customers' personally identifiable information (PII). Filed by Ne'Tosha Burdette in December 2023, the complaint claimed that Fubo violated the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) by sharing customers' video viewing history without consent. Fubo's tracking technology allegedly collected sensitive data and disclosed it to third-party advertisers without obtaining user permission. The privacy policy at that time suggested non-personal information would be shared unless consent was given, which Burdette disputed based on her account creation experience.
Fubo has agreed to pay $3.4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused the sports-streaming service provider of unlawfully distributing customers' personally identifiable information (PII) without their consent.
Fubo violated the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), which prohibits the disclosure of consumers' video viewing history without their informed, written consent.
Critically, Defendant utilizes sophisticated tracking technology that collects its subscribers' personally identifiable information... including information which identifies a person as having viewed specific videos on Defendant's streaming service.
Fubo's privacy policy at the time stated that Fubo collected various data from its users, such as location information—including 'precise or near-precise geolocation' and the use of 'GPS coordinates'.
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