"The 'Physicians Desk Reference' of the privacy world."

-Evan Hendricks, Privacy Times

"This is a handy compilation of privacy law instruments and a 'must' for anyone seeking guidance about the location and content of the key statutes, treaties, and recent developments."

-American Society of International Law

"The Privacy Law Sourcebook belongs front and center on the desk of every Information Age lawyer. It provides an indispensable map to the maze that is modern privacy law."

-Prof. Paul M. Schwartz, Brooklyn Law School

ISBN: 1893044157
630 pages, $40.00

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The Privacy Law Sourcebook is the leading resource for students, attorneys, researchers, and journalists interested in privacy law in the United States and around the world. It includes the full text of major privacy laws and directives such as the FCRA, Privacy Act, FOIA, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Right to Financial Privacy Act, Privacy Protection Act, Cable Communications Policy Act, ECPA, Video Privacy Protection Act, OECD Privacy Guidelines, OECD Cryptography Guidelines, and European Union Data Directive for Data Protection and Commerce.

The Privacy Law Sourcebook is updated and expanded for 2002 with information about the USA PATRIOT Act, the full text of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, recent reports of the Article 29 Working Group, and updated summaries of key statutes for the non-specialist. Also included is an extensive section on privacy resources with useful websites and contact information for privacy agencies, organizations, and publications.