Summary
- Sling TV is facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly sharing user data with Facebook.
- The lawsuit was first brought by a resident of New York state, and the situation has since escalated.
- Depending on the outcome, this lawsuit could involve up to $2,500 per person in damages.
Sling TV, which is owned and operated by Dish Network, has found itself in a bit of legal hot water, as a new class-action suit alleges that the popular live TV internet streamer shared subscribers’ personal data with Facebook, without sufficient notice or consent.
First filed by a New York resident back in July 2024, the lawsuit alleges that Sling TV violated America’s Video Privacy Protection Act, which is a federal bill designed to protect the personal privacy of consumers.
“Unbeknownst to Plaintiff and the Class Members, Defendant knowingly and intentionally discloses its users’ personally identifiable information—including a record of every video viewed by the user—to an unauthorized third party without first complying with the Video Privacy Protection Act,” reads the publicly available Arias v. Sling TV, LLC document.
In essence, the suit claims that Sling TV shared subscriber data and user activity — including video watch history — with Meta-owned Facebook for purposes of telemetry and advertising. The method of action, allegedly, is via the embedding of Facebook’s tracking tools within the mobile Sling TV app, which then ties into an individual’s unique Facebook ID.
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Sling TV is on the receiving end of a new class-action lawsuit
The lawsuit alleges that Sling TV non-consensually shared user data with Facebook
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As first reported by Cord Cutter News, any one in the United States who has used the streamer for watching content since January 1, 2024, is eligible to take part in the suit. Reportedly, a payout of up to $2,500 per person is potentially on the table.
If you happen to be a Sling TV subscriber, then it’s certainly worth keeping an eye out. Depending on how the class-action suit progresses, you might be eligible for up to the full $2,500 in compensation, which is certainly nothing to sneeze at. In the meantime, law firm Bursor & Fisher, P.A. has a web portal to help prospective Sling TV users determine if they’re indeed eligible to qualify for the payout.
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