In brief The recent surge in cases under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) underscores its critical role in addressing consumer privacy concerns in the digital age. The 1988 Act prohibits a “video tape service provider”, with certain exceptions, from the disclosure of video rental or purchase records containing personally identifiable information of any “consumer”. The Second Circuit has recently held in Salazar v. National Basketball Association, that the federal statute is “no dinosaur” and…