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Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments

Mobile App Providers Encouraged to Obtain User Consent Before Sharing Video Viewing Information with Any Third Party After Gannett Mega-damages VPPA Claim Moves Forward

If you offer a mobile application that allows consumers to watch videos of any kind, and if you share that video-viewing information with an analytics firm, take careful note: On April 29, in Yershov v. Gannett…

Applying the Video Privacy Protection Act to Online Streaming

With the rise of online content and big data, courts are beginning to define streaming media companies’ obligations under the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) 18 U.S.C § 2710. Passed in 1988, the VPPA prohibits a…