Jan. 6, 2026
Scarsi skeptical of defense theory in PragerU data privacy case
Arguing a motion to dismiss, Prager University contended that Facebook ID data cannot be decoded by an ordinary person, but Judge Mark C. Scarsi questioned how that standard holds up in an era of artificial intelligence.
Attorneys for Prager University argued Monday that a class action claiming that it unlawfully shared personal consumer information should be dismissed because the data in question couldn't easily be decoded by an "ordinary person" under the Video Privacy Protection Act.
Despite this argument, U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi wondered aloud what the "ordinary person" standard means in the age of readily available artificial intelligence tools.
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