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Privacy and the Privacy and the Right to KnowRight to Know
Grayson Barber, Esq.
Grayson Barber, LLC
What is Privacy?What is Privacy?
Personal security Control over personal information Freedom from unreasonable searches and
seizures Individual dignity Property interest in name, image or likeness The right to be left alone
Constitutional Privacy ProtectionConstitutional Privacy Protection
First Amendment right to free expression Fourth Amendment freedom from
governmental overreaching Substantive liberty interests New Jersey State Constitution
Federal Statutory Privacy Federal Statutory Privacy Protection – A PatchworkProtection – A Patchwork Freedom of Information Act Federal Privacy Act of 1974 Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 Cable Act of 1984 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 Telephone Consumer Protection Act Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
Fair Information PracticesFair Information Practices
1. Relevance
2. Purpose
3. Use Limitations
4. Quality
5. Security
6. Access
7. Consent
8. Accountability
Fair Information PracticesFair Information Practices
1.Relevance
Fair Information PracticesFair Information Practices
1. Relevance
2.Purpose
Fair Information PracticesFair Information Practices
1. Relevance
2. Purpose
3.Use Limitations
Fair Information PracticesFair Information Practices
1. Relevance
2. Purpose
3. Use Limitations
4.Quality
Fair Information PracticesFair Information Practices
1. Relevance
2. Purpose
3. Use Limitations
4. Quality
5.Security
Fair Information PracticesFair Information Practices
1. Relevance
2. Purpose
3. Use Limitations
4. Quality
5. Security
6.Access
Fair Information PracticesFair Information Practices
1. Relevance
2. Purpose
3. Use Limitations
4. Quality
5. Security
6. Access
7.Consent
Fair Information PracticesFair Information Practices
1. Relevance
2. Purpose
3. Use Limitations
4. Quality
5. Security
6. Access
7. Consent
8.Accountability
Reasons for Reasons for Fair Information PracticesFair Information Practices Ensure data collection is fair and subject to
law Build consumer confidence Establish stable business environment Reap benefits of new technology while
safeguarding key interests
Notice and Opt-OutNotice and Opt-Out
Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Gramm-Leach-BlileyGramm-Leach-Bliley
Banks
Insurance Companies
BrokerageHouses
Gramm-Leach-BlileyGramm-Leach-Bliley
Banks
Insurance Companies
BrokerageHouses
“Affiliates”
Third Parties
Notice and“Opt Out”
Gramm-Leach-BlileyGramm-Leach-Bliley
Banks
Insurance Companies
BrokerageHouses
“Affiliates”
MedicalInformation
Notice and Opt-OutNotice and Opt-Out
Gramm-Leach-Bliley “Privacy statements” are reservations of
rights, disclaimers, warning labels Enforcement is difficult No private cause of action Market-based practices fail to protect
privacy Amplification effect
Failures in Self-RegulationFailures in Self-Regulation
Identity theft Prozac in the mail Toysmart.com Scarlet letters
What Is To Be Done?What Is To Be Done?
Open government Opt-in for disclosures of personal data Fair information practices Allow lawsuits for invasions of privacy New laws for new technologies Ask what actually works
Open Records are EssentialOpen Records are Essentialfor Protecting Privacyfor Protecting Privacy
Free expression and privacy are both essential for democracy
Without open government, there is no privacy
Open records can shed light on government without disclosing personal information about individuals
What Can You Do? What Can You Do?
Contact your legislators New Jersey Financial Privacy Act
A-3216 and S-2245 www.njleg.state.nj.us
What Can You Do? What Can You Do?
Speak up! Attend meetings of the Privacy Study
Commission
www.nj.gov/privacy Write to the PSC
