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Supreme Court revisits obscure video rental privacy law
Original: Blockbuster-era law governing privacy of video rentals gets a fresh look from the Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court is taking up a law from the video rental era that protects the privacy of customers' rental records. The statute, adopted in 1988 after a Supreme Court nominee's rental history was disclosed, is being reexamined, drawing attention to how dated privacy protections apply to modern data.
Why now: The Supreme Court's decision to revisit a little-known privacy statute has drawn broad media attention.
Evidence
- Blockbuster-era law governing privacy of video rentals gets a fresh look from the Supreme Court · WBAL-TV
- Blockbuster-era law governing privacy of video rentals gets a fresh look from the Supreme Court · Gulf Coast News and Weather
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