Privacy of video viewing
Golden v. NBCUniversal Media
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Golden alleges NBCUniversal shared with Facebook information it knew would identify her as someone who requested or obtained particular videos; the Second Circuit dismissed her claim under the Video Privacy Protection Act, applying an “ordinary person” test.
- What's at stake
- The Second Circuit’s dismissal remains in place for Golden’s claim while the Supreme Court decides whether to hear her petition.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Her request for Supreme Court review was distributed for a conference, but that is not itself an agreement to hear the case.
Golden alleges NBCUniversal shared with Facebook information it knew would identify her as someone who requested or obtained particular videos. The Second Circuit dismissed her claim after applying an “ordinary person” test.
Golden’s petition asks whether the Video Privacy Protection Act covers information a provider knows a recipient can use to identify someone as having requested or obtained particular videos, even if an ordinary person would not.
Question presented
The question is whether information is “personally identifiable information” under the VPPA when the provider knows the recipient understands it to identify a person as having requested or obtained specific video materials, even if an “ordinary person” would not.
What happens next
The petition was distributed for the Court’s Nov. 6, 2026 conference. That does not mean the Court has agreed to hear it or guarantee an order date.
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Sources
Primary materials from the Court and the parties. Grounded in docket records and cited sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.