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Supreme Court appears open to wider video privacy law in Paramount case

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The US Supreme Court appeared ready to side with a man who says a Paramount website shared his video history with Facebook. The case could expose many websites to privacy lawsuits.The justices heard arguments in Salazar v. Paramount Global on Wednesday, CNET reported.

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