Chapter 15. U.S. Privacy Laws

Learning Objectives

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

  • Discuss the main differences between the information privacy environment in the United States and in the European Union

  • Describe the key federal laws related to privacy

  • Give a presentation on HIPPA

  • Give a presentation on HITECH

  • Give a presentation on COPPA

  • Compare the GDPR and the California Consumer Privacy Act

The characteristics of privacy law in the United States contrast sharply with the situation within the European Union. The EU depends on a single regulation, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is common across all member states, each of which has a supervisory authority or data protection authority to monitor and ...

Get Information Privacy Engineering and Privacy by Design: Understanding Privacy Threats, Technology, and Regulations Based on Standards and Best Practices now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.

Start your free trial