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00:03AARP agreed to a $12.5 million settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit
00:07alleging it illegally shared members' video viewing data with Meta platforms, according to Benzinga.
00:13The lawsuit alleged AARP violated the Federal Video Privacy Protection Act
00:17by allowing Meta's tracking technology to collect identifying information
00:21tied to videos viewed on AARP.org.
00:25The organization denied wrongdoing, but agreed to the settlement to conclude the litigation.
00:31The lawsuit focused on AARP's use of a tracking code, MetaPixel, on webpages containing video content.
00:39AARP also agreed to limit or discontinue certain tracking tools on video pages.
00:44Settlement funds will be reduced by legal fees and administrative costs before distribution.
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