ClickOnDetroit · October 14, 2026

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Wednesday in a Case Over the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 Brought by a 247Sports.com Subscriber Against Paramount Global

• The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in a case over companies' obligations to protect customers' video-viewing data under the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988, according to the Associated Press report; a ruling could resolve a lower-court split over how a consumer qualifies for the law's protections, according to the report.
• The case was brought by Michael Salazar, who subscribed to Paramount Global's online newsletter to view videos on 247Sports.com and claims Paramount disclosed his video-watching history to Facebook without his consent, according to the report.
• Consumer advocates say the law was broadly written to adapt to advances in technology; critics urging a narrower reading say it is being used in a way Congress could not have anticipated, according to the report.

Positions of both sides as reported by the Associated Press. Original headline: "Blockbuster-era law governing privacy of video rentals gets a fresh look from the Supreme Court".