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Samba TV can't avoid US claims over data harvesting, plaintiffs argue

( February 13, 2026, 23:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Plaintiffs accusing Samba TV of secretly harvesting and monetizing identifiable video-viewing data without consent told a US federal judge that the company’s motion to dismiss describes a different complaint from the one filed. “Far from a mess of ‘free-roaming privacy rights’ and ‘buzzwords,’ as Samba claims, these allegations clearly describe an unauthorized surveillance and profiling scheme that fits squarely within settled Ninth Circuit precedent recognizing the privacy harm caused by the surreptitious aggregation and disclosure of private information,” they said in their opposition.See attached files....

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