The Privacy Law Sourcebook 2000:

United States Law, International Law
and Recent Developments

TABLE OF CONTENTS

UNITED STATES LAW 1

FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT (1970) 1
PRIVACY ACT (1974) 38
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (1974) 57
FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (1974) 68
RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRIVACY ACT (1978) 74
PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (1980) 95
CABLE COMMUNICATIONS POLICY ACT (1984) 100
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS PRIVACY ACT (1986) 103
VIDEO PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (1988) 138
EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION ACT (1988) 141
TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (1991) 150
DRIVER'S PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (1994) 159
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT (1996) [EXCERPT] 163
CHILDREN'S ON-LINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (1999) 166
FINANCIAL MODERNIZATION SERVICES ACT (1999) [EXCERPTS] 174
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT (US) 189

INTERNATIONAL PRIVACY LAW 174

UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (1948) 223
COUNCIIL OF EUROPE CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF
HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS (1950) 228
OECD PRIVACY GUIDELINES (1980) 234
COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONVENTION ON PRIVACY (1981) 261
UN GUIDELINES FOR THE REGULATION OF COMPUTERIZED
PERSONAL FILES (1990) 270
EUROPEAN UNION DATA PROTECTION DIRECTIVE (1995) 274
EUROPEAN UNION DIRECTIVE FOR THE PROTECTION OF
PRIVACY IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR (1997) 301
OECD CRYPTOGRAPHY GUIDELINES (1997) 315
ITALIAN DATA PROTECTION ACT (1996) 326
GUIDELINES FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH
REGARD TO THE COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF PERSONAL
DATA ON INFORMATION HIGHWAYS (COE 1999) 358
LAW FOR THE PROTECTION OF PRIVATE LIFE (CHILE 1999) 364
THE PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC
DOCUMENTS ACT (CANADA 2000) 373
REGULATION OF INVESTIGATORY POWERS ACT 2000 397

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 465

RECOMMENDATION 3/99 ON THE PRESERVATION OF TRAFFIC
DATA BY INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
PURPOSES (EC 1999) 465
RECOMMENDATION 4/99 ON THE INCLUSION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL
RIGHT TO DATA PROTECTION IN THE EUROPEAN CATALOGUE OF
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS (EC 1999) 472
OPINION 6/99 CONCERNING THE LEVEL OF PERSONAL DATA
PROTECTION IN HUNGARY 474
OPINION 1/2000 ON CERTAIN DATA PROTECTION ASPECTS OF
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 477
OPINION 2/2000 CONCERNING THE GENERAL REVIEW OF THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGAL FRAMEWORK 482
ICELAND ACT ON BIO BANKS 486
MATERIALS ON SAFE HARBOR ARRANGEMENT 492

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 567

PRIVACY RESOURCES 570

AGENCIES 570
NATIONAL LEGISLATION 573
ORGANIZATIONS 577
PUBLICATIONS 584
WEB SITES 586
INDEX OF PRIVACY RESOURCES 590