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Supreme Court Weighs Online Video Privacy

Justices are weighing whether the Video Privacy Protection Act covers websites after a tracker allegedly shared viewing data with Facebook for targeted ads.

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Well the videos you watch online could be telling advertisers more than you can ever realize, thank to a privacy law from 1988.

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Supreme Court Weighs Major Video Privacy Case

A 1988 federal law could bar tech companies from using video viewing data for targeted ads without explicit user consent.

·San Francisco, United States
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Supreme Court weighs applying 1980s video-renter privacy law to digital age

The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on how a 1988 privacy law concerning video rental companies should apply to consumer data in the digital age.

·New York, United States
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Justices wrestle with video privacy law from VHS era

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Supreme Court weighs online video privacy

Well the videos you watch online could be telling advertisers more than you can ever realize, thank to a privacy law from 1988.

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USA TodayUSA Today
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Supreme Court weighs privacy protections for watching online videos

·New York, United States
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The Washington PostThe Washington Post
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Does a video store privacy law apply online? The Supreme Court will decide.

The 1980s law prohibited video stores from disclosing what their customers rented. What does it mean in the streaming era?

·Washington, United States
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The Washington Post broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
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