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Privacy and the Internet Your Expectations and Rights Under the Law » (Revised)

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Authors: Margaret C Jasper
ISBN-13: 9780195378085, ISBN-10: 0195378083
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: April 2009
Edition: Revised

Author Biography: Margaret C Jasper

MARGARET C. JASPER is an attorney engaged in the general practice of law in South Salem, New York, concentrating in the areas of personal injury and entertainment law. Ms. Jasper holds a Juris Doctor degree from Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York, is a member of the New York and Connecticut bars, and is certified to practice before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.
Ms. Jasper has been appointed to the law guardian panel for the Family Court of the State of New York, is a member of a number of professional organizations and associations, and is a New York State licensed real estate broker operating as Jasper Real Estate, in South Salem, New York.
Margaret Jasper maintains a website at http://www.JasperLawOffice.com. In 2004, Ms. Jasper successfully argued a case before the New York Court of Appeals, which gives mothers of babies who are stillborn due to medical negligence the right to bring a legal action and recover emotional distress damages. This successful appeal overturned a 26 year-old New York case precedent, which previously prevented mothers of stillborn babies to sue their negligent medical providers.

Book Synopsis

Seven slim chapters by an attorney outline how Internet users can use passwords, anti-virus software, and other tools to protect themselves from criminal activity and intrusions into their personal information. These are followed by the bulk of the work, the text of documents including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act; selected provisions of the USA Patriot Act; Federal Trade Commission consent orders regarding the privacy policies of several large US corporations; and a directory of state consumer protection agencies. The volume would have benefited from a typeface that's easier on readers' eyes as well as from the creation of a subject index. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

	About the Author	v
	Introduction	vii
Chapter 1	An Overview of Privacy and the Internet
	In General	1
	Demographics	2
	The Privacy Threat	2
	Broadband Internet Access	2
	Hackers	3
	Public Forums	3
	Internet Service Providers	3
	E-Mail Systems	3
	Cookies	4
	Domain Registration Services	5
	Employer Access	5
	Law Enforcement Access	5
	Privacy Laws	6
	Privacy Policies	6
Chapter 2	The Role of the Federal Trade Commission
	In General	9
	Anti-Spam Enforcement Initiative	9
	Identity Theft Prevention	9
	Anti-Pretexting Initiative	10
	Anti-Pretexting Initiative	10
	Enforcement of Privacy Promises	10
	Children's Online Privacy Initiative	10
	Privacy Complaints Hotline	10
	The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)	11
	Public Workshops	11
	Enforcement Actions	11
	The Microsoft Case	11
	Liberty Financial Companies, Inc.--Young Investor Website	13
	Eli Lilly and Company	14
	Toysmart.com	16
Chapter 3	E-Mail
	In General	19
	Securing E-Mail	19
	Encryption	19
	Anonymous Remailers	19
	Deleting Stored E-Mail	20
	Web-Based E-Mail Service	20
	Employer Access	20
	Forwarding	20
	Verification	20
	Viruses	21
	Spam	21
	Statistics	21
	Spam Reduction	22
	Do Not Publicize Your E-Mail Address	22
	Mask Your E-Mail Address	22
	Use Two E-Mail Addresses	23
	Use Disposable E-Mail Addresses	23
	Create a Unique E-Mail Address	23
	Filter Junk E-Mail	23
	Check Out Website Privacy Policies	24
	E-Mail Preference Service	24
	Common E-Mail Scams	24
	Nigerian Advance-Fee Fraud	24
	Chain E-Mails	25
	Internet Service Provider Scam	25
	Filing a Complaint	25
	The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	25
	The User's Internet Service Provider	26
	The Sender's Internet Service Provider	26
	Instant Messaging	26
Chapter 4	E-Commerce
	In General	27
	Securing Online Transactions	27
	Anonymous Remailers	27
	Secure Browsers	27
	Emptying the Cache	28
	Cookies	28
	Third Party Cookies	29
	Detecting Cookies and Setting Preferences	29
	Javascript	29
	Privacy Statements	29
	Website Security	30
	Avoiding Online Fraud	30
Chapter 5	Privacy Statements
	In General	33
	Elements of a Privacy Statement	33
	Privacy Seals	34
	Privacy Seal Programs	35
	The TRUSTe Privacy Seal Program	35
	BBBOnline Privacy Seal Program	36
	The WebTrust Privacy Program	37
	The Privacy Partnership	37
Chapter 6	Online Financial Services
	Internet Banking	39
	The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)	40
	The Safeguards Rule	40
	Covered Institutions	40
	Requirements	41
	Employee Management and Training	42
	Information Systems	42
	Storage of Information	43
	Retrieval and Transmission of Information	43
	Disposal of Information	43
	Managing System Failures	44
	The Financial Services Modernization Act	44
Chapter 7	Protecting Children's Privacy Online
	In General	45
	Websites	45
	Privacy Statements	46
	The TRUSTe Children's Privacy Seal	46
	The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)	47
	Appendices
1	The Electronic Communications Privacy Act	53
2	The Privacy Protection Act of 1980	65
3	The U.S.A. Patriot Act (H.R.3162)-Selected Provisions	69
4	Summary of Federal and State Privacy Laws	79
5	Internet Privacy Resource Directory	93
6	Microsoft Corporation Complaint	107
7	Microsoft Corporation Consent Order	113
8	Liberty Financial Complaint	123
9	Liberty Financial Consent Order	127
10	Eli Lilly and Company Complaint	135
11	Eli Lilly and Company Consent Order	139
12	Toysmart.com Complaint	149
13	Toysmart.com Consent Order	155
14	Directory of State Consumer Protection Agencies	161
15	Instructions for Setting Cookies Preferences	167
16	American Express Internet Privacy Statement	169
17	Sample Privacy Policy Outline	183
18	Code of Information Practices
19	The Safeguards Rule	193
20	The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)	197