Sony smart TV owners have voluntarily dropped their proposed class action against Samba TV, an analytics company accused of collecting and selling television-viewing information to third-party advertisers in violation of state and federal privacy laws. DellaSalla v. Samba TV, Inc., No. 3:25-cv-03470 (N.D. Cal. 7/23/26).The dismissal came after the federal court had already allowed several
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Out-of-State Sony TV Users Can’t Sue Under California Privacy Laws
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Data Privacy
A recent ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California underscores the limits of state privacy statutes, particularly when plaintiffs reside outside the state and the alleged misconduct lacks a clear connection to California. The decision by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley dismissed a proposed class action against California-based analytics company Samba…