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Information Privacy Law, Fourth Edition (Aspen Casebook)

Author Information

Daniel J. Solove, Paul Schwartz

ISBN: 9780735510401

Publish Date: 12/09/2011

Publisher: Aspen Publishers

Number of pages: 1248

A clear, comprehensive, and cutting-edge introduction to the field of information privacy law. Features:

A cutting-edge selection of cases and materials that explore issues of emerging technology and information privacy
A conceptual framework that brings clarity and accessibility to the wide-ranging field of information privacy law
A useful reference source for any lawyer or professional working in the field
Thorough coverage of information privacy issues, includingmedical and genetic privacy, computer databases, employee monitoring, government data mining, electronic surveillance, anonymity in cyberspace, RFID tags, spam and telemarketing, Internet privacy, spyware, USA-Patriot Act, intelligence gathering and terrorism, consumer and financial privacy, privacy and the media, and more
Stimulating pedagogy that raises provocative questions about new technologies and the development of the law
Extensive background informationand authorial guidance that provides clear and concise introductions to various areas of law
Clear and engaging discussion of privacy statutes--including summaries oflong and complex privacy statutes, such as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act, Cable Communications Policy Act, HIPAA regulations, and Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

New to the Fourth Edition:

Expanded coverage of new technological developments that have an impact on privacy, including social media, locational information and mobile telephony, and behavioral advertising
Gaining access to social media profile pages during discovery
Anonymous litigation
Expanded coverage of privacy and contract issues
Snyder v. Phelps -U.S. Supreme Court case regarding intentional infliction of emotional distress tort and offensive protests at soldier's funerals
Updated coverage of the NSA surveillance program cases, including Amnesty International USA v.Clapper
New FTC cases, including Sears, Econometrix,and Google Buzz
Safford Unified School District v. Ridding, a U.S. Supreme Court case regarding strip searches at schools
The HITECH Act and its impact on health care privacy
NASA v. Nelson- U.S. Supreme Court case regarding background questionnaires for employment and the constitutional right to information privacy
City of Ontario v. Quon- U.S. Supreme Court case regarding employee reasonable expectations of privacy in electronic communications
Coverage of personally identifiable information
Law enforcement access to GPS cases