The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. § 552a) protects personal information held by the federal government by preventing unauthorized disclosures of such information. Individuals also have the right to review such information, request corrections, and be informed of any disclosures.
Which states have privacy laws?
- With the addition of the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), Connecticut joins California, Virginia, Colorado, and Utah, in regulating businesses that possess, store, and/or sell consumers’ personal data. The CTDPA comes on the heels of the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA), recently passed in March 2022. You can read the full text of CTDPA here.
What do you need to know about privacy laws?
- The right to opt-out of targeted ads,the sale of their personal data or being profiled.
- The right to access the data a company has collected about them.
- The right to correct data that's been collected about them.
- The right to request the data collected about them is deleted.
Does HIPAA really protect our privacy?
- What Does HIPAA Protect? HIPAA introduced rules that govern the uses and disclosures of health information (the HIPAA Privacy Rule) and physical, technical, and administrative safeguards that must be implemented to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of health information (the HIPA Security Rule). Essentially, these two aspects of HIPAA protect the privacy of patients and health plan members. HIPAA also helps protect patients from harm.
What are the laws regarding privacy?
- Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)
- Computer Fraud And Abuse Act (CFAA)
- Cyber Intelligence Sharing And Protection Act (CISPA)
- Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
- Wrapping Up
Washington has a civil anti-harassment statute to protect against repeated invasions of a person's privacy. One form of “intrusion” is electronic eavesdropping, which is specifically governed by RCW 9.73. 030-. 250 of the Washington Privacy Act.