The Redfin Corp has received a lawsuit for failing to hide website visitors’ personal information and video viewing activity without valid consent as required by federal law. Read further.
Overview of Redfin Class Action
The class action against Redfin Corp implies that Real estate company failed to get valid consent from its users prior to using third-party code to track and share their personally identifiable information (PII) and the pre-recorded videos they watch.
Lawsuit against Redfin Tracking Technologies
In the lawsuit, Redfin asserts “These tracking technologies capture the PII of Defendant’s subscribers relating to specific videos that the subscribers have viewed and disclose such PII to the third-party developers, all without the subscribers’ informed, written consent”.
Redfin Violation Class Action
Mata claims Redfin violated the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) and the California Invasion of Privacy Act.
“In direct contravention of the protections afforded by the VPPA, Defendant discloses to third-party companies its consumers’ PII without first obtaining their written consent,” the Redfin class action says.
As part of the settlement, the plaintiff demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief and an award of statutory and punitive damages for himself and all class members.
Complainants Name
- Ani Nazaryan of Kerkonian Dajani LLP
- Timothy P. Kingsbury of Kingsbury Law LLC.
Case Name
Mata, et al. v. Redfin Corporation, Case No. 3:24-cv-01094, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
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