Tort Law
refers to the body of rights, obligations, and remedies that set out reliefs for persons who have been harmed as a result of wrongful acts by
... [Show More] others. Civil case.
Doctrine of the Proper law
is a term used to deceive the processes associated with determining what legal jurisdiction will hear a dispute when one occurs.
Restatement (second) Conflict of Law
refers to a collation of developments in common law that helps the courts stay up with changes.
common law
is the existing set of rules and decisions made by courts, informed by cultural mores and legislation. These create precedents, which each party will cite in court as a means to sway the court to their own side of a case.
The electronic Communication Privacy Act
Enhance laws restricting the government from putting wire taps on phone calls updating them to include electronic communication in the form of a data.
The stored communications act(sca, Title II of the Electronic communications act)
Restrict government from forcing ISP's to disclose customer data the ISP might possesses.
Graham-leach-Blily act(GLBA)
Allows banks to merge with and own insurance companies. Included in the law were stipulations that customer account information be kept secure and private, and that customers be allowed to opt out of any information sharing arrangements the bank or insurer might engage in.
Admin: Federal Deposit insurance corporation, federal Financial Institutions examination council.
Sarbanes-Oxley act(SOX)
Increase transparency into publicly traded corporations financial activates. Includes provisions for securing data and expressly names the traits of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Admin: Securities and Exchange Commision.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Protect patient records and data, known as electronic protected health information.
Family Educational rights and privacy Act (FERPA)
Prevent academic institutions from sharing student data with anyone other than parents of students( up to age 18) or the students( after age 18)
Admin: Department of Education
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act(DMCA)
Update copyright provisions to protect own data in an internet enable world. Makes cracking of access controls on copyrighted media a crime, and enables copyright holders to require any site on the internet to remove content that may belong to the copyright holder.
EU data protection Directive 95/46/EC
the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of data, regulates the processing of personal data within the EU. applies to the data processed by automated means and data contained in paper files.
Data directive 7 principals
-Notice: individual must be informed.
-choice: individual can choose whether to disclose the information.
-purpose: must be told the specific use of the info.
-access: individual allowed to get copies.
-integrity: must be allowed to correct any info.
-security: entity responsible for protecting info.
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