1. Limits use of Social Security Number

   • For Social Security

     For IRS identification

     For Identification of Federal Penitentary Inmates

     For identification of Armed Services Personnel

     For identification of Persons who have failed to pay child support

2. Requires Data Owners and Collectors to Protect Access

   • Must allow subjects to know what data us stored

     Must inform subjects of uses of data and who has access

     Must inform subjects of accesses to data

     Must give subject opportunity to correct data

     Must protect data from misuse

1. Rights of Employees

   • Several Recent Cases WRT to E-mail privacy

     Based on "ownership" of equipment being used

     Subject to employment contract

2. Rights of Customers

   Many Companies are now publishing customer rights statements

3. Corporate Privacy

   • Subject to Trade Secrets Act

     Subject to employment contract

     Including possible restrictions on subsequent employment

     Transmissions may be subject to proposed US Government restriction to not use encrypted transmission

• Prohibits educational institutions from revealing collected information

  Cannot, without permission, reveal information provided by either parent or student to the other

  Cannot, without permission, reveal information regarding students to outsiders, including prospective employers

Effects of Higher Education Programs Authorization Extension Bill, 1998

• US government proposing to restrict computer communications to use approved encryption methods

  Will permit Law Enforcment Agencies, under court order, to intercept electronic digital communications

  Already makes it an offense to export encryption methods (PGP)

Last updated 98/10/19
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