Supreme Court appears open to wider video privacy law in Paramount case
The US Supreme Court heard arguments in Salazar v. Paramount Global, where Michael Salazar claims 247Sports shared his video history with Facebook via Meta's Pixel. Justices appeared receptive, and a ruling could expose many sites to privacy lawsuits. A decision is expected by next summer.
- Salazar seeks up to $2,500 per person in a class action
- The claim rests on the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act
- Justices Kagan and Sotomayor suggested sites must get consent or stop selling data
- A ruling is expected by next summer
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