Security Privacy

							Security Privacy
Frank Muniz MGS 3040 Chapter 11

Organizations have legal requirements to protect customer data.  Has the government tried to protect the privacy of the consumer?
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• GGramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) Act was passed by congress in 1999. This act protected consumers financial data stored by financial institutions.

The Privacy Act of 1974
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Provides protection to individuals whose records are maintained by the US government. “No agency shall disclose any record which is contained in a system of records by any means of communication to any person, or to another agency, except pursuant to a written request by, or with the prior written consent of, the individual to whom the record pertains....”

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
This act was passed in 1996, and gave individuals the right to access health data created by doctors and other health care providers.  Also sets rules and limits on who can read and receive a persons health information.
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Privacy in Other Countries?
Privacy laws in other countries are much more strict than in the US.  Some countries, like Australia, privacy acts not only protect data from the government and health care, but also from businesses.
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Exempt Companies
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Companies such as Dell, Continental, Amazon.com etc do not have a legal requirement to protect the data of their costumers, because neither one of the 3 acts mentioned before applies to them. Even though this may not apply to those companies, consumers still feel that their privacy is very important, and that every company should be forced to keep their customer’s information safe.