seedling planted 2026-03-05 · tended 2026-03-05 unverified — check

Placeholder note

A young seedling — a stub to grow later. [draft — Peter to write]

The Video Privacy Protection Act was a reaction to a Supreme Court nominee’s video-rental history being published. The pixel-tracking cases ask whether streaming and news sites are “video tape service providers” and whether their users are “consumers” and “subscribers.”

The three words that decide most cases

Provider, consumer, and personally identifiable information — [draft — Peter to write] — define each, and note which the pixel cases actually fight over.

open question

Is an app user with a free account a “subscriber”? Pin the circuit split before marking verified.