Administrative/Regulatory
Apr. 24, 2015
Rulings narrow video privacy actions
The Video Privacy Protection Act was enacted when VCRs were still the rage. So courts are grappling with how to apply it in the Internet age.
Mary Ellen Callahan
The Walt Disney CompanyEmail: mary.ellen.callahan@disney.com
PIG Tales: This regular column is devoted to issues of critical importance to the Privacy and Information Governance (PIG) communities. Provided by the former chief privacy officer of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, PIG Tales discusses cutting edge issues while offering valuable insight and practical advice to companies on how to collect, use, store, protect and share their sensitive data in an efficient, effective, and compliant manner.
Julie Ann Shepard
Partner
Jenner & Block LLP
633 West 5th Street
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Email: jshepard@jenner.com
PIG Tales
The landscape of consumer privacy on the Internet is rapidly evolving, including the standards related to online video viewing. The Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) was enacted when VCRs were relatively new and videotape rentals were the rage. In the last few years, starting with the 2011 putative class action In re Hulu Privacy Litigation in the Northern District of California, courts across th...
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