Current Status of Privacy in the US
Dialogue between the courts and the legislature on the proper scope of privacy as a legal claim
Recent legislation: In response to commercial transactions in new technological services
- Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978
- Privacy Protection Act of 1980
- Electronic Communication Privacy Act of 1986
Recent legislation: In response to new technologies that raised public concern
- Privacy Act of 1974
- Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988
- Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991
- Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act 1999