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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807407603321

Autore

Kennedy Charles H

Titolo

The business privacy law handbook / / Charles H. Kennedy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : Artech House, c2008

ISBN

1-59693-177-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (340 p.)

Collana

Artech House telecommunications series

Disciplina

346.065

Soggetti

Business records - Law and legislation - United States

Data protection - Law and legislation - United States

Privacy, Right of - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Information about consumers and customers -- Collection and use of personal information on the internet -- Data protection: the evolving obligation of business to protect personal information -- If your organization is a financial institution: the Gramm-Leach-Biley Act and other financial privacy legislation -- If your organization is an electronic communication service provider: the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and Stored Communication Act -- If your organization is a provider of health care, health insurance, or related services -- Doing business in-or with-Europe: the European Union Data Protection Directive -- Information about job applicants and employees -- The hiring process -- Internal investigations and other aspects of the employment relationship -- Surveillance of employees and employee communications -- Telemarketing -- Fax advertising -- Spam: the regulation of commercial e-mail -- Monitoring and recording customer communications -- Other U.S. privacy laws -- Selected federal and state privacy statutes and regulations -- Key provisions of state secure disposal laws, data security laws, and data security breach notification laws.

Sommario/riassunto

This authoritative handbook serves as your one-stop guide to understanding and complying with the complex, evolving world of corporate privacy law. You find guidance on collecting and using customer information, learn how to comply with data protection laws



and understand the industry-specific obligations of banks, healthcare providers, communications companies and other lines of business.