issc641 discussion and discussion response 5

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Hello,

This is a two part questions. First I will need the discussion question answer which will be below in bold, 250 words APA format. For those response I will need two responses of at least 175 words each.

A) Explore

  1. Freedom of Information Act & the Privacy Act
  2. Retired President Bush’s Telephone Records and Privacy Act of 2006
  3. Wiretap Act
  4. Finally explore and bookmark

Part two

Student one:

Privacy is to me one of the most important aspects of my personal security. If any of you missed the original post I made in this class and we were asked to list three statements, two which were true and one that was not. One o my true statements is that I have had a child who was kidnapped. I now have care, custody and control of my son. You may ask how privacy has anything to do with this? After I located and recovered my child, a store employee at one of the major cell phone companies gave my phone number to the individual who kidnapped my child. This event led me on a major review of privacy laws. Many people believe that the Privacy Act of 1974 covers all individuals. Many people are surprised to find out that it only covers records held by a government agency. “The Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, establishes a code of fair information practices that governs the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of information about individuals that is maintained in systems of records by federal agencies” (justice.gov, 2020 par. 1).

My opinion of the privacy laws in the United States is that they are dated and inadequate. Have there been any news laws in the United States to protect our online privacy? HIPPA and HITECH cover medical privacy. HITECH is the portion that covers electronic use of your medical records. I believe the Europeans are on to something with the passing of the General Data Protection regulation in May of 2018 (gdpr.eu, 2018). In Europe, you now have to opt-in to allow a company to store and use your private data. Why are the Europeans so far ahead of us on this?

References

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Compliance Guidelines. (n.d.). Retrieved from

https://gdpr.eu/

Privacy Act of 1974. (2020, January 15). Retrieved from https://www.justice.gov/opcl/privacy-

act-1974

Student two:

There are many reasons privacy is important, ranging from respect towards individuals to check the balance of powers between governmental agencies. Privacy allows an individual to protect themselves from what they deem as unwarranted, it allows them to affect judging and reputation management, and it helps to establish personal borders with one’s society, among others (Solove, 2014), even in an online world. The concept of transparency in privacy issues concerning government agencies started to change in 1966 with the passing of the Freedom of Information Act, which gave the public rights to obtain records from federal agencies, with some exceptions; material can be withheld in the interest of protecting national security (History.com, 2018).

This was further refined in 1974 with the passing of the Privacy Act, which protected an individual’s right to the privacy of personal identifiers such as social security numbers without the prior consent of the person (HHS.gov, 2020). This provided the foundation for many industry compliance regulations such as SOX, HIIPA, and GLB.

A further increase in privacy and fraud was made in 2006 with the passing of the Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act. This protected an individual’s privacy by making a customer confirm their identity before obtaining any personal information regarding an account or records (Broache, 2007). The history of this subject allows businesses, as well as individuals, to protect their privacy which allows them to control their own assets and operations. Ultimately, the protection of privacy is the protection of our own personal freedom of thought.

I didn’t realize it was already the last week. I hope yall got as much out of the course as I did this semester – I wish everyone the best of luck in their future endeavors!

Broache, A. (2007, January 17). President signs pretexting bill into law. c|net. Retrieved from https://www.cnet.com/news/president-signs-pretexti…

HHS.gov. (2020, February 24). The privacy act. HHS.gov. Retrieved from https://www.hhs.gov/foia/privacy/index.html

History.com Editors. (2018, August 21). Freedom of information act. History.com. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/freedom-of-in…

Solove, D. (2014, January 20). 10 reasons why privacy matters. Teach Privacy. Retrieved from https://teachprivacy.com/10-reasons-privacy-matter…