New England Patriots Sued Over Video-Data Sharing with Google

New England Patriots LLC shared information about the video-viewing histories of its app users with Google LLC and other third parties in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act, a proposed federal class action said.

The lawsuit is the latest in a recent surge of litigation targeting the use of third-party tracking technology on websites operated by providers of video content. Prominent defendants include NFL Enterprises LLC, Walt Disney Co., and NBCUniversal Media LLC.

Anthony Serra alleged that the Patriots incorporated application programming interfaces from Google and Rover Labs Inc. in its mobile app, allowing those companies to ...