On March 31, a Northern District of California court dismissed a class action suit filed against a video streaming service, which alleged that the company violated the Video Privacy Protection Act ("VPPA") by allowing users' video history to be viewable on a social media platform. The court held that the video streaming service did not "knowingly" provide the social media company with users' video history, as required to prove a violation of the VPPA.
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