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Why should I be concerned with United States Privacy Laws?
There are numerous data privacy laws in the United States. Any company that does business in the United States must adhere to these laws. Let us help you understand which laws apply to you and how you can incorporate required controls to be compliant with the laws.
United States Privacy Laws
The following list contains a number of United States federal and state laws that have provisions for data privacy. .
•Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Primer for business.
•California Senate Bill 1386 (SB 1386) - Chaptered version.
•Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (CALEA) - Official CALEA website.
•Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 (CFAA) law summary. Full text at Cornell
•Computer Security Act of 1987 - (Superseded by the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
•Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 1996 (CCRRA) - Modifies the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
•Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act of 2003 law overview. Text of law at Cornell library
•Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 . Text of law at Cornell
•Electronic Freedom of Information Act of 1996 (E-FOIA) Discussion as it related to the Freedom of Information Act.
•Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA; also know as the Buckley Amendment)
•Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 (GLBA)
•Privacy Act of 1974 - including U.S. Department of Justice Overview
•Privacy Protection Act of 1980 (PPA) - Additional discussion at http://www.epic.org/privacy/ppa/.
•Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) - Text of law at http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/47/227.html
•Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 discussion and overview. Text of law at: Cornell Law Library.