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<i>Online Extra:</i> Hulu Loses Bid to Short Circuit Privacy Case
Users of video streaming site Hulu do not have to prove they were actually injured by disclosure of their viewing habits to win statutory damages under a 1980s video privacy law, U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler ruled on Dec. 20.
“The plain language of the statute shows that Congress considered a consumer to be an 'aggrieved person' under the [Video Privacy Protection Act] if a video tape service provider wrongfully discloses that consumer's personally identifiable information,” Beeler wrote,'denying summary judgment'in'In re Hulu Privacy Litigation.
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