Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988

August 26, 2025 A $1.5M+ settlement will end a class action lawsuit claiming BYUtv shared subscribers' personal information with Meta without consent.

August 18, 2025 A class action accuses Whoop, Inc. of unlawfully disclosing to a third party the sensitive personal data of its fitness tracker and app users.

August 8, 2025 An $850K settlement ends a class action lawsuit against Scientific American's parent company Springer Nature over allegedly non-consensual data sharing.

August 6, 2025 The Daily Wire has agreed to pay a $2 million settlement to resolve a class action that alleged the company shared subscribers’ personal data without permission.

July 24, 2025 A $5.5M settlement ends litigation against Formula One Digital Media over the company's allegedly nonconsensual sharing of user data with third parties.

July 11, 2025 An $8 million settlement has been reached to resolve a class action that alleged Viki unlawfully disclosed subscribers’ data to Facebook without consent.

July 3, 2025 A $3.4M settlement resolves a class action lawsuit against FuboTV over its alleged distribution of user data to third parties without user consent.

June 27, 2025 A $4.5 million settlement has been reached to resolve a class action that claimed the Criterion Channel unlawfully disclosed subscribers’ data to third parties.

June 18, 2025 A $4M settlement resolves litigation against V Shred over its alleged non-consensual disclosure of users' personal information to third parties.

June 3, 2025 A $2.16M settlement resolves a class action lawsuit against the New England Patriots over alleged data collection and distribution through their app.

May 28, 2025 A $1M settlement resolves litigation against The Cowboy Channel for allegedly disclosing subscribers' personal information to tech companies.

April 9, 2025 CBN has agreed to pay a $4 million settlement to resolve a class action that claimed it secretly collected and shared website users’ data with Facebook.

November 15, 2024 A $2 million settlement has been reached to resolve a class action that alleged Gaia illegally shared Gaia.com and YogaInternational.com subscribers’ private information with Facebook.

November 11, 2024 A class action lawsuit alleges virtual fitness and wellness platform Alo Moves secretly shares subscribers’ personal data with Facebook without consent.

October 24, 2024 The Philadelphia Inquirer has agreed to pay more than $1.1 million to resolve a class action that alleged the newspaper unlawfully captured and disclosed the personal data of Inquirer.com subscribers.

October 15, 2024 A magistrate judge has granted preliminary approval to a $7.25 million Patreon video privacy settlement. Read more.

October 9, 2024 A class action alleges the Criterion Channel has violated a federal privacy law by disclosing subscribers’ personal data to third parties without consent.

September 30, 2024 A class action claims the company behind Sharpen has illegally shared app and website users’ personal data with third parties without consent.

September 13, 2024 A class action claims Lawline has violated a federal privacy law by intentionally disclosing subscribers’ personal data to Facebook without consent.

August 27, 2024 A class action lawsuit alleges MLB Advanced Media has violated a federal privacy law by secretly sharing with Meta Platforms certain MLB.com subscriber info.

August 15, 2024 A class action alleges the companies behind Watch NRL monetize subscribers’ private information by illegally sharing it with Facebook.

August 13, 2024 A class action accuses Formula One Digital Media Limited of secretly sharing F1 TV subscribers’ data with Facebook and Salesforce without consent.

August 1, 2024 Sling TV faces a class action that alleges the streaming service has transmitted subscribers’ video viewing histories to Facebook without consent.

July 23, 2024 A proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Chess.com illegally shares members’ video-viewing histories and other personal information with third parties.

July 19, 2024 A class action alleges CuriosityStream has unlawfully disclosed consumers’ private data to Facebook without their knowledge or consent.

July 18, 2024 A class action claims Sinclair has shared with third parties, including Google, the personal data of TennisChannel.com subscribers without consent.

June 26, 2024 Zillow and Redfin face class action lawsuits over their alleged use of secret tracking pixels on their respective websites for video home tours.

June 19, 2024 A class action lawsuit alleges IGN has secretly disclosed the titles and URLs of videos watched by IGN.com visitors, in violation of a privacy law.

June 6, 2024 A proposed class action accuses iStockphoto of violating federal law by disclosing subscribers’ personal data to Facebook without consent.

May 14, 2024 A class action alleges 800 Pound Gorilla Media has unlawfully shared website visitors’ personal data with Meta, formerly Facebook, without consent.

April 30, 2024 A class action lawsuit claims the companies behind the app edX have illegally shared users’ personal data with multiple third parties without consent.

March 6, 2024 A proposed class action alleges MLB.tv has unlawfully shared the personal data of hundreds of thousands of subscribers with Facebook without consent.

February 27, 2024 A class action claims Chorki has unlawfully shared website and app users’ personal data with Facebook, Google and other third parties without consent.

February 15, 2024 A class action claims the companies behind GolfPass have secretly shared subscribers’ personal data with Facebook without consent.

February 14, 2024 A class action accuses Fandango Media of secretly sharing Vudu subscribers’ personal data with Facebook, Google and other third parties without consent.

February 12, 2024 A class action alleges Univision has secretly disclosed TV.Univision.com visitors’ personally identifiable information.

December 18, 2023 A class action claims movie streaming service MUBI has secretly shared its subscribers’ personal data with Facebook, Google and other third parties without consent.

November 8, 2023 A class action alleges Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited and Asia TV USA Limited illegally share website and app users’ personal data with numerous third parties without consent.

November 3, 2023 A class action claims Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Company, Inc. secretly shares WSJ.com subscribers’ personal data with Facebook without consent.

November 2, 2023 A class action claims NBCUniversal Media and subsidiary Peacock TV have unlawfully shared with third parties the personal data of subscribers to certain NBC apps.

October 26, 2023 TED Foundation, Inc. faces a class action that claims the nonprofit organization illegally shares website and app users’ personal information with third parties without consent.

October 25, 2023 A class action lawsuit alleges virtual fitness and wellness platform Alo Moves secretly shares subscribers’ personal data with Meta Platforms (Facebook) without consent.

October 5, 2023 A class action alleges the details of NBA Top Shot NFT owners’ video-viewing habits have been shared with third parties, including Meta, without consent.

September 27, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims the companies behind USConcealedCarry.com unlawfully share subscribers’ personal information with Meta (Facebook) without consent.

September 13, 2023 A class action lawsuit alleges FuboTV unlawfully shares subscribers’ personal information with third parties without consent.

August 16, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims NASCAR unlawfully shares its e-newsletter subscribers’ personal information with Facebook without consent.

June 19, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims certain CNBC.com subscribers’ personal information has been secretly disclosed to Facebook without consent.

May 9, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims video streaming service Viki, Inc. secretly shares subscribers’ personal data with Meta Platforms (Facebook) without consent.

February 27, 2023 A class action lawsuit alleges AMC Networks unlawfully retains AMC+ subscribers’ viewing histories and secretly transmits their personal data to Meta Platforms (Facebook) without consent.

February 6, 2023 Class actions against iHeartMedia, Inc. and DotDash Meredith, Inc. allege that the respective owners of iHeart.com and People.com secretly share digital subscribers’ personal info with Meta Platforms (Facebook) without consent.