Information Security and Privacy is a guide to federal and state law and compliance. This text provides a comprehensive and up-to-date resource on information security and data privacy laws. All major U.S. laws are covered, including genetic privacy laws, security breach laws, state email laws, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and data security and destruction laws. Other topics include:
- General privacy restrictions, including Internet, video, and telecom privacy laws
- Financial privacy, including GLB, FCRA, and the FACT Act
- Medical privacy, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, genetic privacy, and use of medical information
- The unauthorized use of Social Security numbers
- Wiretapping and privacy in electronic communications, including employee monitoring
- Data security and destruction, including SOX and state law