This book represents the "Physicians Desk Reference" of the privacy world. It offers full texts of most major privacy laws and directives, including the FCRA, Privacy Act, FOIA, Family Educational Rights Act, Right To Financial Privacy Act, Privacy Protection Act, Cable Communications Policy Act, ECPA, Video Privacy Act, Polygraph Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Driver's Privacy Act, OECD Guidelines, European Union Directives for both Data Protection and Telecommunications, U.N. Guidelines, Council of Europe Convention, British Columbia Info/Privacy Act, Canadian Standards Association Model, I.R.S.G. Principles, Hong Kong Privacy Ordinance, and the German Info/Communication law. It also offers a lengthy bibliography."
The initial part covers a host of US privacy laws, from 1970 (Fair Credit Reporting Act) to the present. The final major segment of the book provides recent developments including national and international privacy directives. The final part contains what appears to be a full panoply of resources from other books, law review symposia, and the Internet."
American Society of International Law Newsletter, June 1999
"This is a handy compilation of privacy law instruments and a 'must' for anyone seeking guidance about the location and content of key statutes, treaties and recent developments. The author has assembled a very practical collection of original materials which cover the laws of the United States, privacy expressions contained in various international treaties, and recent developments of interest to those in search of the essential documents. "
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