Direct links to current legislative sources and software companies involving privacy and illegal software from various countries, states and provinces that impact the way you conduct business, acquire software or use the downloading capabilities of the internet.
Purpose:
To provide sources on privacy requirements for local, inter-state/provincial and international trade & the exchange of personal identifiable information.
To emphasis the importance of complying with privacy legislation and copyrighted software, as a personal or business practice.
Advice:
The risks and penalties involved are high for non-compliance.
Infractions can result in stiff fines, expensive litigation and damage
to your reputation. By knowing what the rules are, you can forge a universal
policy for handling many issues such as breaches, responding to inquires,
proving of due diligence, etc.
Many government statues require the appointment company-employed "Chief
Privacy Officer". Special care should be exercised in dealing with
incidents. Your Staff need to be committed & conversant with your
Company's policy and procedures.
When
interpretation and representation services are needed, you should confer
with a qualified lawyer or legal firm with specific privacy expertise.
Be leery of people or organizations that hold themselves up as technology
experts, privacy experts and legal advisors. These fields of endeavor
require dedication to one or the other to be able to properly keep on
top rapidly changing landscape.
In our experience, companies with their own software/hardware solution,
posing as consultants, can not provide an unbiased approach to your
needs. This is vital and complicated issues surrounding privacy- see
more on personal privacy.
You should try to out the requirements of technology, legislation and
human resources to arrive at a practical operational method. Encourage
input from your own Staff members and are not adverse to seeking specific
expertise. Governments of all shapes and sizes are struggling to find
a balance between the perceived rights for their people and the needs
of organizations. Your objective is to allow you to conduct an effective
business without treading on those rights. Not so surprisingly, organizations
with privacy policies that show respect to their own employees- builds
trust and loyalty.
Government & Laws:
Britain
Information Commissioner: EC
Directive
Canada
Commerce & Personal
Privacy- Federal & Provincial: Resource
Centre
(Please note that each Department usually has their own Access to or
Freedom of Information and Privacy complaints/enforcement divisions
separate from the Federal or Provincial Commission)
Public Safety New Law To Fight Crime proposed- New powers to monitor Internet traffic considered- Jun.18, 2009
United States
Computer Security Act: Standards
for sensitive info
Cybercrime DOJ: Crime
and Property
Financial Services Mod. Act: Gramm-Leach
Bliley Act
Freedom of Information Act: National
Health
Insurance Regulations: HIPPA
Chief Information Officers: Council
Federal Trade Commission: Privacy
Initiatives
Privacy Act: Rules & Myths
Health & Human Services: Civil
Rights
Federal
Reserve Board- Electronic Funds Transfers: Consumer
Guide
Real ID Act 2005- EPIC
comments
Office of Privacy
Protection- California
HIPAA brochure-
May 2008- (PDF- over 1.4 mb) Consumer
Health Info Privacy Rights
HIPAA brochure- May 2008- (PDF- over 330 k) Privacy
& Your Health Summary
Business
links
Canada and USA
Reporting of illegal software use: Business
Software Alliance
(currently offering up to $200,000 to users, distributors & internet
sources that find and report illegal software on the internet)
Federal
Communications Commission: Unsolicited
faxes
(Please note, a fax number on your web site, e-form, etc. can open the
door to establishing a present or prior business relationship for junk
fax senders with no shelf life provision.)
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