Fubo Pays $3.4 Million To Settle Claims It Illegally Shared User Data With Advertisers (arstechnica.com)
(Monday July 07, 2025 @11:30PM (BeauHD)
from the case-closed dept.)
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- News link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/07/2250222/fubo-pays-34-million-to-settle-claims-it-illegally-shared-user-data-with-advertisers
- Source link: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/fubo-pays-3-4m-to-settle-claims-it-illegally-shared-user-data-with-advertisers/
Fubo has agreed to pay $3.4 million to settle a [1]class-action lawsuit (PDF) accusing it of [2]illegally sharing usersâ(TM) personally identifiable information and video viewing history with advertisers without consent , allegedly violating the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). Ars Technica reports:
> As reported by [3]Cord Cutters News this week, instead of going to trial, Fubo reached a settlement agreement
Fubo said in a statement: "We deny the allegations in the putative class lawsuit and specifically deny that we have engaged in any wrongdoing whatsoever. Fubo has nonetheless chosen to pursue a settlement for this matter in order to avoid the uncertainty and expense of litigation. We look forward to putting this matter behind us."
[1] https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/burdette-v-fubotv-inc.-complaint.pdf
[2] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/fubo-pays-3-4m-to-settle-claims-it-illegally-shared-user-data-with-advertisers/
[3] https://cordcuttersnews.com/fubotv-may-owe-you-money-after-agreeing-to-pay-3-4-million-to-settle-class-action-lawsuit-over-privacy-violations/
[4] https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/burdette-v-fubotv-inc.-settlement.pdf
[5] https://vppadataprivacyfubosettlement.com/
> As reported by [3]Cord Cutters News this week, instead of going to trial, Fubo reached a settlement agreement
[4]PDF
that allows people who used Fubo before May 29, which is when Fubo last updated its privacy policy, to receive part of a $3.4 million settlement. The settlement agreement received preliminary approval on May 29, and users recently started receiving notice of their potential entitlement to some of the settlement. They have until September 12 to [5]submit claims .Fubo said in a statement: "We deny the allegations in the putative class lawsuit and specifically deny that we have engaged in any wrongdoing whatsoever. Fubo has nonetheless chosen to pursue a settlement for this matter in order to avoid the uncertainty and expense of litigation. We look forward to putting this matter behind us."
[1] https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/burdette-v-fubotv-inc.-complaint.pdf
[2] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/fubo-pays-3-4m-to-settle-claims-it-illegally-shared-user-data-with-advertisers/
[3] https://cordcuttersnews.com/fubotv-may-owe-you-money-after-agreeing-to-pay-3-4-million-to-settle-class-action-lawsuit-over-privacy-violations/
[4] https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/burdette-v-fubotv-inc.-settlement.pdf
[5] https://vppadataprivacyfubosettlement.com/
More of the same crap (Score:2)
by jenningsthecat ( 1525947 )
$3.4 million? Yeah, that'll teach them! /sarc
Never mind this class action crap. Regulations need to be put in place and enforced, and the damaged parties compensated via distribution of fines collected for violating the regs. And the fines need to be assessed as a significant percentage of either a company's net worth or its yearly gross revenue. If that bankrupts the company, so much the better - that makes it less likely that the next newcomer will risk screwing over its clients.
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horsedoody (Score:2)
This is not criminal court. You do not accept a plea, unless you are dead to rights guilty. They come out and flat out lie about everything. Did they hire trumps pr guy?