Supreme Court weighs scope of 1980s video privacy law in internet newsletter age 

The Hill - Oct 14, 2026

The Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed how a decades-old privacy law designed to protect video rental records should be applied to modern internet tracking, a case that could determine who can sue over the sharing of their video viewing history.  The justices heard oral arguments in a dispute over whether the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) protects consumers...

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