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Data Privacy & Protection Act of 2005: FAQ
White Papers The reference code for this bill is "S.1789" and the bill is entitled, "The Data Privacy and Security Act of 2005. This paper contains answers to the most commonly asked questions about the Data Privacy & Protection Act of 2005, frequently referred...
[May 26, 2006, 0:00]
News Burst: Human Rights Act protects workplace privacy
News Businesses monitoring their employees' email and Internet usage could be infringing the new Human Rights Act (HRA) published Monday, which codifies a person's right to privacy and private correspondence.
[October 3, 2000, 10:38]
News Burst: Human Rights Act protects workplace privacy
Talkback I found your article very interesting does this apply to the uk
[August 13, 2005, 11:24]
News Burst: Human Rights Act protects workplace privacy
Talkback is there a law preventing employers getting in touch with employees whilst they are off work sick
[November 11, 2004, 18:01]
The Wake County Public School System Uses Biscom Delivery Server (BDS) To: Ensure Privacy of Student and Employee Files, Comply With the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and Eliminate
White Papers WCPSS's challenge primarily focused on ensuring privacy protection of confidential information. The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is one of the twenty largest school districts in the nation.
[May 15, 2008, 1:01]
US Report: Senate passes Net tax ban
News The Internet Tax Freedom Act cleared the upper chamber after nearly a week of debate in which members tacked on numerous amendments dealing with online pornography, electronic verification measures and children's privacy, adding considerable...
[October 9, 1998, 10:42]
Privacy experts slam snooping code of practice
News Privacy experts have slammed the Home Office's draft Code of Practice for accessing communications data as a nebulous attempt to justify the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA). The director of Liberty, John Wadham, is calling for the...
[August 15, 2001, 16:40]
U.S. Clamps Down On Laptop Snoops
Blog The ‘Travelers’ Privacy Protection Act of 2008’ (Senate bill S.and House bill H.R.was introduced on September 26 and requires U.S. The Travelers' Privacy Protection Act of 2008 will also dramatically change the procedure used by U.S.
[September 30, 2008, 11:46]
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act: Information Security Plan
White Papers Under these regulations, colleges and universities are deemed to be in compliance with the privacy provisions of the GLB Act if they are in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
[September 27, 2005, 3:00]
RIPA and Human Rights Act conflict
News The government's controversial RIP Act violates the right to privacy within the workplace under the new Human Rights Act, according to legal experts Tuesday. Businesses monitoring their employees' email and Internet usage could be infringing the...
[October 3, 2000, 12:49]
Keep your sensitive data secure
News Whether it's the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which addresses healthcare information, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), which addresses financial information, or even the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act...
[July 6, 2006, 15:35]
Roundup: Human rights and government cybersnooping
News The Human Rights Act (HRA), which passed into law Monday, codifies a person's right to privacy and private correspondence, but privacy experts fear that its impact may not be recognised in cyberspace.
[October 6, 2000, 11:23]
Web firms scramble to obey privacy law
News Microsoft's MSN, which provides financial services through MoneyCentral, recently modified its privacy policy to reflect stipulations within the act. Companies operating largely online are required to give "clear and conspicuous" notice of privacy...
[July 2, 2001, 10:15]
Business should 'use privacy laws, not abuse them'
News Privacy legislation need not hold back the deployment of CRM systems or other data-centric business plans, the information commissioner, Elizabeth France, told the CRM Summit in Warwickshire yesterday.
[January 31, 2002, 11:52]
Government okays snooping on staff
News New guidelines issued by the government Tuesday granting employers the freedom to intercept employees' emails and phone calls has been criticised by privacy experts for violating the right to privacy under the Human Rights Act (HRA).
[October 5, 2000, 10:55]
US approves new Internet laws to protect children
News Under the rules -- which are mandated by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, signed into law last year -- sites will have to get parental permission via mail, fax, credit card, or digital signature before disclosing a child's...
[October 21, 1999, 10:26]
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act: Information Security Program
White Papers The Federal Trade Commission, which administers GLB has ruled that being in compliance with the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) satisfactorily addresses the privacy requirements of GLB relative to students but does not satisfy...
[September 27, 2005, 3:00]
US Report: Senate bill would lift bans on overseas crypto
News Like bills before it, the "E-Privacy Act" sponsored by Vermont Democrat Sen. This is strong privacy medicine," said Alan Davidson, an attorney and policy specialist with the Centre for Democracy and Technology.
[May 12, 1998, 11:51]
Court rules for Web users in privacy case
News The lawsuit alleges that the now-defunct Web traffic analysis company violated the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) by intercepting communications without permission. The appeal panel's decision could be a boon for privacy advocates...
[May 13, 2003, 12:26]
AOL blunder sparks calls for new laws
News Congress approved the Video Privacy Protection Act in 1988 after a newspaper published Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork's video rental records. The murder of actress Rebecca Schaeffer, whose killer found her address through DMV records, led to the...
[August 10, 2006, 9:30]
