March 19, 2013
A federal judge on Monday gave final approval to Netflix Inc.'s $9 million settlement to resolve claims that the company violated the Video Privacy Protection Act by storing the financial information and viewing history of former customers who had canceled their accounts.
November 01, 2012
Netflix subscribers ripped fellow class members Wednesday for trying to derail a $9 million settlement in their class action alleging the video streaming and rental company stored their personal information, saying the deal is substantial enough and should serve as a model for similar settlements.
August 30, 2012
A Netflix Inc. subscriber on Tuesday backed the company's data collection practices in urging a California judge to reject a recent $9 million class action settlement, joining more than 60 Netflix customers who have objected to the fairness of the proposed pact.
February 13, 2012
Netflix Inc. agreed Friday to pay $9 million to resolve a putative class action in California federal court alleging it violated the Video Privacy Protection Act by storing the financial information and viewing history of a class of former customers who have canceled their accounts.
December 02, 2011
A California federal judge on Friday ordered Netflix Inc. to proceed to private mediation in consolidated litigation accusing it of violating the Video Privacy Protection Act by storing the financial information and viewing history of a class of former customers who have canceled their accounts.
September 23, 2011
Netflix Inc. asked its users Thursday to help lobby Congress to change the Video Privacy Protection Act, a law it says prevents it from linking user accounts with Facebook and the same law Netflix is accused of violating in recent class actions.
August 15, 2011
A California federal judge on Friday consolidated six consumer protection cases that accuse Netflix Inc. of violating the Video Privacy Protection Act by storing the financial information and viewing history of former customers who have canceled their accounts.