Is Every Website That Plays Videos Breaking An '80s Privacy Law?

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Is Every Website That Plays Videos Breaking An '80s Privacy Law?
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A Regan-era law regulating VHS rentals is responsible for a wave of lawsuits claiming video-playing website that collects data is liable.

There are some exceptions. Companies can share data if it’s for transactional businesstoo. But if it’s for advertising, that’s a no-go.

VPPA is unusual because it includes a “private right of action,” which means you can sue a company for violating your rights. Most consumer protection laws only let regulators file cases, which means enforcement is much less likely. Business boys hate the private right of action, but consumer advocates love it. In fact, that disagreement is so fierce it’s one of the main reasonsThese cases will probably turn on how the courts interpret the way the digital advertising works.

In the absence of a federal privacy law, lawyers are left to jerry-rig the few regulations we have to fit them into the world of the internet.The fact that there are so many VPPA lawsuits right now could actually hurt their chances, according to one New York

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