PMTK: Privacy Laws Covered

U.S. Privacy Related Laws

1) Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act)
2) Children's Internet Protection Act of 2001 (CIPA)
3) Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 (GLBA)
4) Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1999 (FCRA)
5) Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA)
6) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
7) Telecommunications Act of 1996
8) Electronic Freedom of Information Act of 1996 (E-FOIA)
9) Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA; also know as the Buckley Amendment)
10) Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (RFPA)
11) Privacy Protection Act of 1980 (PPA)
12) Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 (Cable Act)
13) Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA)
14) Computer Security Act of 1987
15) Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988
16) Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA)
17) Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994
18) Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (CALEA)
19) Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 (CFAA)
20) California Senate Bill 1386 (SB 1386)
21) Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) of 2003
22) Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act of 2003
23) Other U.S. Privacy Related Laws

International Privacy Related Laws

1) European Union Data Protection Directive of 1998
2) Canada: Personal Information Protection and Electronic Data Act (PIPEDA) of 2000 (Bill C-6)
3) Japan: Personal Information Protection Law
4) Australia: Privacy Act of 1988
5) New Zealand: Privacy Act, May 1993; Privacy Amendment Act, 1993; Privacy Amendment Act, 1994
Other International Laws