Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (1994) – broad – federal computers
National Infrastructure Protection Act (1996) – international communications
Electronic Communication Privacy Act of 1986 – electronic privacy
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement (CALEA) – wire tapping
Economic Espionage Act of 1996 – theft includes data
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) – health information privacy
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH) – updated HIPAA, added BAAs
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA, 1998) – applied to children under 13
Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (1999) – banks, insurance, credit
USA PATRIOT Act (2001) – wire tapping, ISPs can provide information
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) – school records
Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act (1998)
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) – credit cards
Intellectual Property Laws:
Copyright – 70 years after death of author
Digital Millennium Copyright Act – protects ISPs if someone has used them to publish copyrighted material
Trademark – 10 years, can be renewed forever
Patent – 20 years
Trade Secret – not registered, use Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
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