Gamestop Can’t Dodge Video Privacy Class Action, Judge Says

Gamestop Inc. must face game purchasers’ putative class action alleging it violated federal video privacy law by uploading their personal information using Meta Platform Inc.'s tracking tools after a district judge’s order.

Judge Laura Taylor Swain denied Gamestop’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit on Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, rejecting its arguments that it wasn’t covered by the Video Privacy Protection Act as a game seller.

Plaintiffs Alejandro Aldana and Scott Gallie filed suit against Gamestop in August 2022, accusing the company of uploading consumers’ personal information alongside their game purchase data ...