But if secret recordings like this become a issue for conservatives, I wouldn't put it past them that as soon as they have the power to do so they will make them illegal.
Just think about Video Privacy.
What videos you have watched / rented is some of the most protected personal data in this country. Why?
The Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) blocks businesses from sharing data with third parties on customers' video purchases and rentals. At a minimum, the VPPA requires written consent each time a business wants to share this sensitive video data—including the title, description, and, in most cases, the subject matter.
The VPPA was passed in 1988 in response to backlash over a reporter sharing the video store rental history of a judge, Robert Bork, who had been nominated to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan. The report revealed that Bork apparently liked spy thrillers and British costume dramas and suggested that maybe the judge had a family member who dug John Hughes movies.
This law is getting a lot of attention and challenges from Big Tech. Companies like Facebook, Patreon, Google have been sued and had to pay up some pretty hefty pennies because standard website tracking and advertising metrics would have access to know what videos a user watched on a website. So the act of having a tracking pixel on your site/service alone is a privacy violation if a videos exist on your page.
Just think about Video Privacy.
What videos you have watched / rented is some of the most protected personal data in this country. Why?
The Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) blocks businesses from sharing data with third parties on customers' video purchases and rentals. At a minimum, the VPPA requires written consent each time a business wants to share this sensitive video data—including the title, description, and, in most cases, the subject matter.
The VPPA was passed in 1988 in response to backlash over a reporter sharing the video store rental history of a judge, Robert Bork, who had been nominated to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan. The report revealed that Bork apparently liked spy thrillers and British costume dramas and suggested that maybe the judge had a family member who dug John Hughes movies.
This law is getting a lot of attention and challenges from Big Tech. Companies like Facebook, Patreon, Google have been sued and had to pay up some pretty hefty pennies because standard website tracking and advertising metrics would have access to know what videos a user watched on a website. So the act of having a tracking pixel on your site/service alone is a privacy violation if a videos exist on your page.
