Privacy Policy Issues & PagesOverviewA Little Bit of HistorySlide 4Slide 5Slide 6Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9Slide 10What Information is Out There?Do We Really Have Privacy?Legislative MeasuresSlide 14Slide 15Personal Privacy & Freedom of InformationSlide 17Slide 18Slide 19Slide 20Slide 21Slide 22Slide 23Slide 24Feeling Secure?Privacy Privacy PolicyPolicy Issues & Issues & PagesPagesAmy ReeseINF385E Information Architecture and Design 1UT iSchool21 September 2004OverviewOverviewpri·va·cypri·va·cy+++(prī+(prī′′ v vəə sē; sē; Brit. alsoBrit. also prīv prīv′′ əə sē), sē), n., pln., pl – –cies.cies.The state of being private; retirement or The state of being private; retirement or seclusion.seclusion.The state of being free from intrusion or The state of being free from intrusion or disturbance in one’s private life or affairs: disturbance in one’s private life or affairs: the the right to privacyright to privacy..Secrecy.Secrecy.ArchaicArchaic. A private place. [1400-50; late ME . A private place. [1400-50; late ME privace. privace. See See private, -acyprivate, -acy]]Source: Webster’s New Universal Unabridged Dictionary © 1996 Source: Webster’s New Universal Unabridged Dictionary © 1996 Barnes & Noble, Inc. by arrangement with Random House Value Barnes & Noble, Inc. by arrangement with Random House Value Publishing.Publishing.A Little Bit of A Little Bit of HistoryHistoryFederal Trade Commission Act (1914)Federal Trade Commission Act (1914)Privacy Act (1974)Privacy Act (1974)Electronic Communications Privacy Act Electronic Communications Privacy Act (1986)(1986)Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (1988)(1988)Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (2000)Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (2000)Report to Congress: Privacy Online (2000)Fair Credit Reporting Act (2002)Fair Credit Reporting Act (2002)A Little Bit of A Little Bit of HistoryHistoryFederal Trade Commission Act (1914)Federal Trade Commission Act (1914)(15+U.S.C. §§+41-58, (15+U.S.C. §§+41-58, as amendedas amended) ) prevent unfair methods of competition, and unfair or prevent unfair methods of competition, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commercedeceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerceseek monetary redress and other relief for conduct injurious seek monetary redress and other relief for conduct injurious to consumersto consumersprescribe trade regulation rules defining with specificity acts prescribe trade regulation rules defining with specificity acts or practices that are unfair or deceptive, and establishing or practices that are unfair or deceptive, and establishing requirements designed to prevent such acts or practicesrequirements designed to prevent such acts or practicesconduct investigations relating to the organization, business, conduct investigations relating to the organization, business, practices, and management of entities engaged in practices, and management of entities engaged in commercecommercemake reports and legislative recommendations to Congressmake reports and legislative recommendations to Congresshttp://www.ftc.gov/ogc/stat1.htmhttp://www.ftc.gov/ogc/stat1.htmA Little Bit of A Little Bit of HistoryHistoryPrivacy Act (1974)Privacy Act (1974)developed with the intent to regulate the collection and developed with the intent to regulate the collection and use of personal information by federal executive branch use of personal information by federal executive branch agenciesagenciesproblems with the dispute of outdated regulatory problems with the dispute of outdated regulatory guidelines and misinterpretationguidelines and misinterpretationunresolved issues defy attempts at clarificationunresolved issues defy attempts at clarificationhttp://www.personal.umd.umich.edu/%7Edrafalsk/Legislathttp://www.personal.umd.umich.edu/%7Edrafalsk/Legislation.htmion.htmA Little Bit of A Little Bit of HistoryHistoryElectronic Communications Privacy Act (1986)Electronic Communications Privacy Act (1986)sets out provisions for disclosure and privacy protections of sets out provisions for disclosure and privacy protections of electronic communicationselectronic communicationsthis refers to is any signals, data or intelligence transmitted via this refers to is any signals, data or intelligence transmitted via wire, radio waves, photo electronic, etc. that affects interstate wire, radio waves, photo electronic, etc. that affects interstate commercecommercethe EPCA prohibits any unlawful access of electronic the EPCA prohibits any unlawful access of electronic communication and prevents government entities from requiring communication and prevents government entities from requiring disclosure of this communication from a provider without proper disclosure of this communication from a provider without proper procedureprocedurehttp://www.personal.umd.umich.edu/%7Edrafalsk/Legislation.htmhttp://www.personal.umd.umich.edu/%7Edrafalsk/Legislation.htmA Little Bit of A Little Bit of HistoryHistoryChildren's Online Privacy Protection Act (1988)Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (1988)gives parents control over what information is collected from children under gives parents control over what information is collected from children under age 13 online and how that information is usedage 13 online and how that information is usedapplies to operators of web sites directed to children or that collect personal applies to operators of web sites directed to children or that collect personal information from childreninformation from childrenThe Rule requires operators to:The Rule requires operators to:Post a privacy policy on the page and provide a link to the policy Post a privacy policy on the page and provide a link to the policy everywhere personal information is collectedeverywhere personal information is collectedProvide notice to parents about collection practices and obtain verifiable Provide notice to parents about collection practices and obtain verifiable parental consent parental consent beforebefore collecting personal information collecting personal informationGive parents a choice as to whether their child’s personal information will Give parents a choice as to whether their child’s personal information will be disclosed to third partiesbe disclosed to third partiesProvide parents to access or delete their