Redfin Data Privacy Lawsuit, Did Your Home Tour Video Data Get Shared Without Your Permission? Mata v. Redfin Corporation, No. 3:24-cv-01094

Redfin is facing a class action lawsuit — Mata v. Redfin Corporation, No. 3:24-cv-01094 — filed on June 25, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, alleging that the real estate platform shared users’ personal information and property video tour viewing history with third-party companies including Meta, Alphabet, Reddit, Microsoft, Snap, and Oracle — all without users’ consent. The case was voluntarily dismissed with prejudice by the plaintiff in February 2025, closing the door on further class action claims under this specific filing. If you used Redfin during this period and watched video home tours, here’s exactly what the lawsuit alleged and what it means for you.

Redfin Data Privacy Lawsuit — Key Facts

Field	Detail
Lawsuit Filed	June 25, 2024
Defendant	Redfin Corporation
Alleged Harm	Sharing users’ PII and video viewing data with third parties without consent
Specific Laws Alleged	Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), 18 U.S.C. § 2710; California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), Cal. Penal Code § 630 et seq.
Who Is Affected	Redfin subscribers who watched property video tours on the site
Court & Case Number	U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, No. 3:24-cv-01094
Current Court Stage	Voluntarily dismissed with prejudice — February 2025
Lead Plaintiff Deadline	N/A — case closed
Settlement Status	No settlement reached
Law Firms Involved	TBD — not publicly confirmed in available court filings
Last Updated	May 30, 2026

Who Is Redfin and Why Were They Sued Over User Data?

Redfin is a Seattle-based real estate brokerage and technology company that operates one of the most visited property search websites in the United States, attracting more than 43 million monthly average visitors as of early 2024. The company offers home listings, mortgage services, and agent-created video property tours directly through its platform. This lawsuit matters to you if you created a Redfin account and watched any of those video home tours, because the complaint specifically targets the data Redfin allegedly collected and transmitted while you were using that feature.

What Did Redfin Allegedly Do With Users’ Video Viewing Data?

Redfin faced a proposed pixel privacy class action accusing it of violating state and federal law by sharing its real estate website users’ personal and viewing data with Meta Platforms Inc., Alphabet Inc., and others.

The complaint, originally filed in June 2024, accused Redfin of violating the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) by allegedly sending consumers’ personally identifiable data — including names and email addresses — to third-party firms after they viewed agent-created video home tours. According to the suit, the data was sent to Reddit Inc., Meta Platforms Inc., Microsoft Corp., Alphabet Inc., Snap Inc. (Snapchat) and Oracle Corp.

The mechanism behind this, according to the complaint, was tracking pixels — small pieces of third-party code embedded on the site. The complaint alleged that Redfin used third-party code to track prerecorded videos its subscribers watched and sent that data to its third-party code vendors along with subscribers’ personally identifiable information (PII), all without their valid consent. This mirrors a wave of similar lawsuits across dozens of industries — you can read how the Video Privacy Protection Act has been used in similar streaming and consumer platform cases for context on how these claims typically unfold.

Attorneys suspected that users may still have been tracked via the pixel regardless of whether they opted out of cookies used for targeted advertising, even though Redfin allowed California users to either accept all cookies or opt out. That’s what made this case particularly notable — opting out may not have actually stopped the tracking, according to the allegations.

The VPPA is a federal law passed in 1988 that prohibits any video service provider from sharing a subscriber’s personally identifiable information — including what specific videos they watch — with a third party without their written consent. Violations can trigger statutory damages of $2,500 per violation per class member. CIPA is California’s state wiretapping law, which independently prohibits the interception and disclosure of certain personal information without consent. To understand how tracking pixel lawsuits have resolved in other consumer privacy class actions, the VShred case offers a useful comparison.

If you used Redfin’s website to browse property listings and watched any video tours during the period covered by this lawsuit, this case was directly relevant to you.

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Were You Part of the Redfin Data Privacy Class Action?

The plaintiff sought to represent two groups of affected users:

You may have been included if:

• You were a Redfin subscriber — meaning you had a registered account — and watched property video tours on Redfin.com
• Your name, email address, or other personally identifiable information was associated with your account during the period covered by the complaint
• Your video viewing activity was transmitted to companies like Meta, Alphabet, Reddit, Microsoft, Snap, or Oracle without your explicit written consent

You would not have been included if:

• You only visited Redfin.com without creating an account (the claims focused on subscribers)
• You never watched any of the site’s video home tour content
• You had no personally identifiable information linked to your Redfin activity

Redfin Users Outside California — Were They Covered?

The complaint was filed seeking class action status on behalf of a nationwide class and a statewide California subclass. The VPPA claims covered users across the entire United States regardless of which state they lived in, because the VPPA is a federal law. The CIPA claims applied specifically to California residents. So if you were a Redfin subscriber in any U.S. state who watched video home tours, the VPPA claims in this complaint were intended to cover you.

Since this case has been dismissed, no attorney consultation related to this specific filing is currently actionable. However, if you believe your personal data was shared without consent by Redfin or any other real estate platform, a free consultation with a data privacy attorney can help you understand your options under current law.

What Were Redfin Users Asking the Court to Award in the 2024 Data Privacy Lawsuit?

The complaint sought statutory damages under the VPPA of $2,500 per violation per class member, plus punitive damages and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. The complaint covered a proposed nationwide class and a statewide California subclass, with the plaintiff alleging there were thousands of members in both groups.

What Could Redfin Users Have Received If the Case Had Settled?

No money was ever made available to users through this lawsuit. It was dismissed with prejudice in February 2025 before any class was certified or any settlement negotiated. In similar VPPA pixel cases that have settled, individual payouts have ranged from approximately $10 to $30 per person after pro-rata distribution across thousands of claimants. That figure is illustrative only — no specific settlement amount was ever proposed or approved in this case.

What Happened to the Redfin Data Privacy Lawsuit — Timeline

Milestone	Date
Class period begins (video tours/tracking)	TBD — exact start date not specified in available filings
Complaint filed by Guillermo Mata	June 25, 2024
Amended complaint filed	September 2024
Redfin files motion to compel arbitration or dismiss	October 2024
Case stayed pending individual arbitration	October 31, 2024
Plaintiff files notice of voluntary dismissal with prejudice	February 6, 2025
Case status	Closed — no class certified, no settlement reached

What Should Redfin Users Do Now That This Lawsuit Is Closed?

The case has been dismissed with prejudice, which means the plaintiff in this specific filing cannot refile the same claims. Here’s what that means practically:

1. No claim form exists and none will be created from this case. The dismissal ended any class action path under this specific complaint.
2. Save your Redfin account records. If similar litigation is filed in the future covering the same conduct, having records of your account activity and any video tours you watched may be relevant.
3. Check your privacy settings. Redfin’s terms of use contained an arbitration clause that the court recognized — if you are a current Redfin user, reviewing those terms and your cookie and data preferences is worth doing.
4. Watch for new filings. The lawsuit against Redfin ended when Mata filed a voluntary motion to dismiss with prejudice in February, permanently closing the door on any further wiretapping claims against the portal from this plaintiff. However, other plaintiffs could file separate suits covering the same conduct — dismissal with prejudice binds only the named plaintiff.
5. Consider your broader data privacy rights. If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act gives you the right to request what data Redfin holds about you and to request deletion.
6. Consult a data privacy attorney if you believe you experienced concrete harm — such as being targeted with advertising based on your Redfin home search activity — as individual arbitration remains a potential avenue.

Redfin Data Privacy Lawsuit — Frequently Asked Questions, No. 3:24-cv-01094

Is there still an active class action lawsuit against Redfin for sharing user video data?

 No. The class action filed in June 2024 — Mata v. Redfin Corporation, No. 3:24-cv-01094 — was voluntarily dismissed with prejudice by the plaintiff on February 6, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. No class was ever certified and no settlement was reached.

Can I still file a claim for the Redfin data privacy lawsuit?

 No claim form was ever created or released, and the case is now closed. The dismissal with prejudice means the named plaintiff cannot refile. New litigation by different plaintiffs covering the same conduct remains legally possible, but no new case is currently pending as of the date of this article.

What specific laws did the Redfin data privacy lawsuit allege were violated?

 The complaint alleged violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), 18 U.S.C. § 2710 — a federal law prohibiting the sharing of subscribers’ video viewing history without written consent — and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), Cal. Penal Code § 630 et seq., which prohibits the unauthorized interception of personal communications.

Did Redfin share my data with TikTok? 

The complaint in this specific case did not name TikTok as a recipient. According to the suit, the data was sent to Reddit Inc., Meta Platforms Inc., Microsoft Corp., Alphabet Inc., Snap Inc. (Snapchat) and Oracle Corp.

Why was the Redfin lawsuit dismissed? 

In October 2024, Redfin filed a motion to compel arbitration. A few weeks later, the parties informed the court that the plaintiff had agreed to individual binding arbitration of his claims. The suit was then stayed. Mata’s notice of voluntary dismissal followed in February 2025, though it provided no explanation for why he chose to dismiss.

Do I need to do anything right now as a Redfin user affected by this? 

No immediate action is required. Most users were never notified individually, and with the case dismissed, there is no pending class proceeding to join. If you have concerns about ongoing data practices, reviewing your Redfin account privacy settings and consulting a data privacy attorney is the recommended path.

How much could Redfin users have received if this case had settled?

 No settlement was ever reached, so no payout is possible from this case. In comparable VPPA pixel lawsuits that did settle — such as the AARP Facebook pixel case and similar actions — individual payments ranged from roughly $10 to $30 per person after pro-rata division across the class. That comparison is for context only and does not apply to the Redfin case.

Can I file my own individual lawsuit against Redfin for data privacy violations instead of relying on a class action? 

Redfin’s terms of use contain a mandatory individual arbitration clause, which the court recognized in this case. If you are a current or former Redfin subscriber with a registered account, any claim you bring would likely be routed to individual arbitration rather than court. A data privacy attorney can evaluate whether your specific situation meets the threshold for pursuing this path.

Sources Used in This Redfin Data Privacy Lawsuit Article

• HousingWire — Redfin video privacy lawsuit voluntarily dismissed by plaintiff, February 6, 2025: https://www.housingwire.com/articles/redfin-video-privacy-lawsuit-voluntarily-dismissed-plaintiff-guillermo-mata/

Prepared by the AllAboutLawyer.com Editorial Team and reviewed for factual accuracy against official court records and Bloomberg Law reporting on May 30, 2026. Last Updated: May 30, 2026.

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Laws vary by state and individual circumstances differ. For advice about your specific situation, consult a qualified attorney.