General Mills Beats Class Action Over Sharing of Video Info

General Mills Inc. defeated a proposed class action alleging it disclosed the video-watching histories of website users to Facebook and Google in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act.

Plaintiffs Keith Carroll and Rebeka Rodriguez failed to show that General Mills was a video tape service provider as defined in VPPA, a threshold requirement for liability under the act, Judge Dale S. Fisher of the US District Court for the Central District of California said Monday.

Fisher granted General Mills’ motion to dismiss, and gave the plaintiffs leave to file an amended complaint by July 20.

Carroll and Rodriquez alleged ...