Consumer privacy regulation and legislation

This Article summarizes major court decisions, consent decrees, and other resolutions of regulatory enforcement actions and private litigation related to consumer privacy. It is intended to identify and review issues and doctrines that courts and litigants have addressed in the past year. The first...

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Published inThe Business Lawyer Vol. 57; no. 3; p. 1231
Main Authors Ambrose, Stephen F, Gelb, Joseph W
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Bar Association 01.05.2002
Subjects
Commercial law
Consumers
Court decisions
Customer services
Disclosure
Fair Credit Reporting Act 1970-US
Financial institutions
Financial services
Financial Services Modernization Act 1999-US
Information industry
Litigation
Manycompanies
Marketing
Personal information
Privacy
Reference services
Retail banking
Right of privacy
United States > US
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Summary:This Article summarizes major court decisions, consent decrees, and other resolutions of regulatory enforcement actions and private litigation related to consumer privacy. It is intended to identify and review issues and doctrines that courts and litigants have addressed in the past year. The first part of this Article addresses cases relating to the financial services industry, and the second part of the Article discusses litigation related to the Internet and other economic sectors. Although these two areas are separated for purposes of this Article, the kinds of claims brought in both areas and the fact patterns giving rise to those claims relate to one another, and conscientious lawyers should be cognizant of the privacy issues arising in all industries.
ISSN:0007-6899
2164-1838