The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided it will hear a case regarding a dispute over a video data privacy law from 1988. The justices will consider what criteria consumers need to meet in order to sue under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). The case is expected to shape how courts apply decade sold privacy statutes to modern tracking technologies and online data collection practices.
Law360 interviewed Lynn Parker Dupree, leader of Finnegan’s Privacy practice, for her thoughts on how this case will impact privacy law. She said, “This case is going to ultimately turn on statutory interpretation and whether the justices are going to follow the four corners of the document as opposed to taking a more contextual approach.”
The Court’s decision is expected to influence not only VPPA litigation but also broader efforts to apply legacy privacy laws to modern technologies.
Read 1988 Privacy Law, New Tracking Tech: Supreme Court Steps In
