Description
This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date resource on information security and data privacy laws. All major U.S. laws are covered, as well as those of 14 other countries. This edition offers expanded coverage of existing topics, as well as covering many new topics such as genetic privacy, security breach laws, state e-mail laws, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and data security and destruction laws.
Features
- Covers international privacy and security laws of the European Union and individual countries
- Covers the unauthorized use of Social Security numbers
- Data security and data destruction, including SOX and state law
- Discusses general privacy restrictions, including Internet, video, and telecom privacy laws
- Financial privacy, including GLB, FCRA and the FACT Act
- Restrictions on government entities
- Wiretapping and privacy in electronic communications including employee monitoring
- Covers medical privacy, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, genetic privacy, and use of medical information