United States of America: Plaintiff filed petition for writ of certiorari requesting supreme court review of dismissal in lawsuit concerning alleged unauthorised disclosure of video viewing history (Salazar v Paramount Global)

On 10 October 2025, Mr. Salazar, Plaintiff, filed a petition for writ of certiorari requesting Supreme Court review of a prior dismissal in a lawsuit concerning alleged unauthorised disclosure of video viewing history (Salazar v. Paramount Global). The petition asks the Supreme Court to resolve the matter of "whether the phrase 'goods or services from a video tape service provider,' as used in the VPPA’s definition of 'consumer,' refers to all of a video tape service provider’s goods or services or only to its audiovisual goods or services." If the former, Salazar's case may not be dismissed on grounds of "failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted", as Salazar's subscription to a newsletter service provided by Paramount will be considered a good and/or service. In turn, Salazar will be considered a "customer" under the VPPA, which prohibits a "video tape service provider” from “knowingly disclos[ing], to any person, personally identifiable information concerning any consumer of such provider." As Paramount disclosed Salazar's Facebook ID and his video-watching history to Facebook, such activity would be prohibited under the VPPA. If the latter, the case is dismissed.