The New York Times offices in Manhattan, New York. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM New York Times, Athletic Media Hit With Data Privacy Class Action for Allegedly Sharing User Data
The claim alleged that the New York Times violated the federal Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 and the New York Video Consumer Protection Act by sharing consumers' personally identifiable information with third parties. Counsel has not yet appeared for the defendants.
September 12, 2024 at 09:49 AM
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Big Data
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What You Need to Know
- A class action was filed against the New York Times and its sports news subsidiary, The Athletic.
- According to the complaint, The Athletic embeds software mechanisms, known as application programming interfaces, into its website and app to collect and transmit customer data to third-party companies that developed the APIs, such as Meta, Google, X and TikTok.
- The claim alleges violations of the federal Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 and the New York Video Consumer Protection Act.
The New York Times and its sports news subsidiary, The Athletic, were hit with a data privacy class action on Monday that claimed they illegally siphoned subscribers' personal data to Big Tech companies without their permission.
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