Business Law Ch 22
Can-Spam
Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act is a federal statute in regulating spam
The FTC ACT
Section 5 of the FTC Act prohibits unfair and deceptive practices. The FTC does not require websites to have a privacy policy, but if they do have one, they must follow it
Spyware
Spyware is a computer program that slips into your computer without your permission.
COPPA
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 prohibits Internet operators from collecting information from children under 13 without parental permission.
The ECPA
The Electronics Communications Privacy Act of 1986 is a federal statute that prohibits unauthorized interception or disclosure of wire and electronic communications or unauthorized access to stored communications.
The First Amendment
The First Amendment to the Constitution protects speech on the internet as long as the speech is not defamatory.
The Fourth Amendment
The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. This provision applies to computers
GLB
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 requires banks and other financial institutions to disclose to consumers any non-public information they wish to reveal to third parties.
Safe Harbor Principles
The US Department of Commerce and the European Union have established safe harbor principles for he collection of personal data
The CDA
Under the communications Decency Act of 1996, ISPs and Web hosts are not liable for information that is provided by someone else.