Exploring the Internet – Class #15 - Class #18
Internet Security, Ethics and Privacy
Major U.S. Government Laws Concerning Privacy
| Date | Law | Purpose |
| 2003 | CAN-SPAM Act | Gives law enforcement the right to impose penalties on people using the Internet to distributes spam. |
| 2002 | Sarbanes-Oxley Act | Requires corporate officers, auditors, and attorneys of publicly traded companies follow strict financial reporting guidelines. |
| 2001 | Provide Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act | Gives law enforcement the right to monitor people's activities, including Web and e-mail habits. |
| 1998 | Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) | Makes it illegal to circumvent anti-piracy schemes in commercial software. |
| 1996 | National Information Infrastructure Protection Act | Penalizes theft of information across state lines, threats against networks, and computer system trespassing. |
| 1994 | Computer Abuse Amendments Act | Amends 1984 act to outlaw transmission of harmful computer code such as viruses. |
| 1988 | Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act | Regulates the use of government data to determine the eligibility of individuals for federal benefits. |
| 1986 | Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) | Provides the protection that covers mail and telephone communications to electronic communications. |
| 1974 | Privacy Act | Forbids federal agencies from allowing information to be used for a reason other than for which it was collected. |