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.