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A Brief History of Information Privacy Law

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: This book chapter provides a brief history of information privacy law in the United States from colonial times to the present. It discusses the development of the common law torts, Fourth Amendment law, the constitutional right to information privacy, numerous federal statutes pertaining to privacy, electronic surveillance laws, and more. It explores how the law has emerged and changed in response to new technologies that have increased the collection, dissemination, and use of personal information.

Source: Scholarly Commons - George Washington University Law School (George Washington University)

Author: Daniel J. Solove

Institution: George Washington University

Language: English

Topic: Digitalization, Law, and Regulation

Subfield: Law

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W35071106

FWCI: 14.18

Cites: 1

Cited by: 68

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