The Supreme Court is set to review the scope of a 1988 law originally created to safeguard video rental records, with implications for how digital privacy cases may unfold. The case centers on whether the Video Privacy Protection Act extends beyond rental records to cover broader consumer data collected through subscriptions or other services. Legal experts say the ruling could influence future lawsuits involving data tracking and privacy protections in the digital age. The justices must determine if the law’s protections apply to all users of a company’s products or only specific transactions.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will examine the reach of a decades-old privacy law designed to protect video rental records in a case that could shape current and future lawsuits over digital tracking tools. The justices are weighing whether the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) protects consumers who subscribe to any of a company’s products or only those...
