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Netflix has been accused in five separate lawsuits over the past two months of violating U.S. privacy laws, records show.
The five different plaintiffs allege in their complaints that Netflix hangs on to customer information, such as credit card numbers and rental histories, even for those that cancel their membership. They claim this violates the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA).
In a suit filed on Feb. 2, plaintiff Jason Bernal says "Netflix has assumed the role of Big Brother and trampled the privacy rights of its former customers."
In a suit filed on Friday, Michael Sevy, a former Netflix subscriber who lives in Michigan, says Netflix violates the VPPA by "collecting, storing and maintaining for an indefinite period of time, the video rental histories of every customer that has ever rented a DVD from Netflix."
Netflix also retains information that "identifies the customer as having requested or obtained specific video materials or services."
All the plaintiffs have asked the courts for class action status.Representatives from Netflix or the plaintiffs were not immediately available.
This many lawsuits making almost identical lawsuits is peculiar. It appears one attorney may have found something possibly actionable and the rest are now piling on. Privacy is a huge issue lately
More to come
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The five different plaintiffs allege in their complaints that Netflix hangs on to customer information, such as credit card numbers and rental histories, even for those that cancel their membership. They claim this violates the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA).
In a suit filed on Feb. 2, plaintiff Jason Bernal says "Netflix has assumed the role of Big Brother and trampled the privacy rights of its former customers."
In a suit filed on Friday, Michael Sevy, a former Netflix subscriber who lives in Michigan, says Netflix violates the VPPA by "collecting, storing and maintaining for an indefinite period of time, the video rental histories of every customer that has ever rented a DVD from Netflix."
Netflix also retains information that "identifies the customer as having requested or obtained specific video materials or services."
All the plaintiffs have asked the courts for class action status.Representatives from Netflix or the plaintiffs were not immediately available.
This many lawsuits making almost identical lawsuits is peculiar. It appears one attorney may have found something possibly actionable and the rest are now piling on. Privacy is a huge issue lately
More to come
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