Consumer Privacy Regulation and Litigation in the United States

This Article summarizes recent court decisions, consent decrees, and other resolutions of enforcement actions that have arisen as private litigants and regulatory agencies continue to address consumer privacy issues. The Article also provides an update regarding the significant developments in priva...

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Published inThe Business Lawyer Vol. 59; no. 3; pp. 1251 - 1264
Main Authors Ambrose, Stephen F., Gelb, Joseph W.
Format Journal Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago Section of Business Law of the American Bar Association 01.05.2004
American Bar Association
Subjects
Attorneys
Banking regulation
Business structures
Children
Children & youth
Commercial law
Consent judgments
Consumer protection
Consumers
Court decisions
Data integrity
Data security
Email
Employees
Enforcement
Fair Credit Reporting Act 1970-US
Federal district courts
Financial institutions
Financial services
Financial services industry
Financial Services Modernization Act 1999-US
Internet
Laws, regulations and rules
Litigation
Manycompanies
Personal information
Privacy
Privacy, Right of
Regulation
Security programs
Settlements & damages
Software
State court decisions
Surveys
Websites
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Summary:This Article summarizes recent court decisions, consent decrees, and other resolutions of enforcement actions that have arisen as private litigants and regulatory agencies continue to address consumer privacy issues. The Article also provides an update regarding the significant developments in privacy actions discussed in prior survey articles. The first part of this Article addresses cases relating directly to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB Act) and the financial services industry. The second part of this Article discusses cases related to data security issues, primarily on the Internet. The third part of this Article discusses cases brought under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0007-6899
2164-1838