Paramount Hit With Child Privacy Suit Over Pluto Video Streaming

"Paramount Skydance Corp. and its video streaming subsidiary Pluto Inc. unlawfully disclosed the personally identifiable information of children viewers to Google and Microsoft, according to a proposed class action. Five parents filed a complaint Tuesday in US District Court for the Central District of California, claiming that the defendants installed tracking tools from Google and Microsoft that captured and transmitted their children's private data in exchange for advertising and analytics services without obtaining parental consent."

"Five parents filed a complaint Tuesday in US District Court for the Central District of California, claiming that the defendants installed tracking tools from Google and Microsoft that captured and transmitted their children's private data in exchange for advertising and analytics services without obtaining parental consent. The alleged data disclosure included the specific videos the plaintiffs' minor children watched, the complaint said."

Paramount Skydance Corp. and its video streaming subsidiary Pluto Inc. are accused of transmitting personally identifiable information of child viewers to Google and Microsoft without parental consent. Five parents brought a proposed class action in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The complaint asserts that embedded tracking tools from Google and Microsoft captured and transmitted children's private viewing data in exchange for advertising and analytics services. The alleged disclosures included the specific videos watched by the plaintiffs' minor children. The plaintiffs seek to hold the defendants accountable for unauthorized collection and sharing of minors' data and to obtain remedies under applicable privacy laws.

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