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Privacy Law: Federal Acts and Case Law

Congressional Acts in the Realm of Privacy

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (1998)
Civil Rights Act (1964)
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (1986)
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (1998)
Electronic Communications Privacy Act (1986)
Fair Credit Reporting Act (1970)
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (1977)
Federal Information Security Management Act (2002)
Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act (1996)
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (1978)
Freedom of Information Act (1966)
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (2008)
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (1999)
HIPAA (1996)
HITECH Act (2009)
National Labor Relations Act (1935)
Patriot Act (2001)
Also known as the USA Patriot Act and the Uniting and Strengthening American by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act
Privacy Act (1974)
Privacy Protection Act (1980)
Stored Communications Act
See Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Telephone Consumer Protection Act (1991)
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (2002)
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (2001)
Also known as the USA Patriot Act
Video Privacy Protection Act (1988)
Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act (1999)
Wiretap Act
See Electronic Communications Privacy Act

Key Decisions on Privacy

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