Video service Netflix has disclosed it paid out $9 million last year to settle a class-action lawsuit that it violated privacy by keeping records on what subscribers watched two years after customers had canceled their plans.MORE: Five key points in Google’s privacy-policy letter to CongressThe lawsuit, brought by two Virginia residents, claims actions by Netflix violated the Video Privacy Protection Act, and Netflix indicated in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it settled the lawsuit, without admitting wrongdoing, in 2011.Netflix is continuing to lobby for change in the Video Privacy Protection Act, which was passed in 1988 after an public uproar erupted after the press was leaked the VHS rental history of Robert Bork, who in 1987 had been nominated to the Supreme Court. The video rental history was unremarkable. But outage over the privacy violations led Congress to pass legislation to prohibit keeping records on what subscribers watch a certain time period after they cancel. Ellen Messmer is senior editor at Network World, an IDG publication and website, where she covers news and technology trends related to information security.Read more about wide area network in Network World’s Wide Area Network section. Related content news Okta launches Cybersecurity Workforce Development Initiative New philanthropic and educational grants aim to advance inclusive pathways into cybersecurity and technology careers. By Michael Hill Oct 04, 2023 3 mins IT Skills Careers Security news New critical AI vulnerabilities in TorchServe put thousands of AI models at risk The vulnerabilities can completely compromise the AI infrastructure of the world’s biggest businesses, Oligo Security said. By Shweta Sharma Oct 04, 2023 4 mins Vulnerabilities news ChatGPT “not a reliable” tool for detecting vulnerabilities in developed code NCC Group report claims machine learning models show strong promise in detecting novel zero-day attacks. By Michael Hill Oct 04, 2023 3 mins DevSecOps Generative AI Vulnerabilities news Google Chrome zero-day jumps onto CISA's known vulnerability list A serious security flaw in Google Chrome, which was discovered under active exploitation in the wild, is a new addition to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency’s Known Exploited vulnerabilities catalog. By Jon Gold Oct 03, 2023 3 mins Zero-day vulnerability Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe