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Ars Technica
3 months ago
Privacy professionals

AMC to pay $8M for allegedly violating 1988 law with use of Meta Pixel

AMC has proposed an $8.3 million settlement to subscribers of its streaming services due to allegations of illegally sharing subscribers' viewing history with tech companies.
The settlement comes in response to a violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), which prohibits sharing private viewing information without consent. [ more ]
Ars Technica
3 months ago
Privacy professionals

Patreon attacks law that keeps platforms from sharing your video views

Patreon is asking a federal judge to declare the Video Privacy Protection Act unconstitutional, which would allow businesses to share customers' video data with third parties.
The Video Privacy Protection Act was passed in 1988 after a reporter shared the video rental history of a Supreme Court nominee. The law requires written consent to share sensitive video data. [ more ]
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