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A clear, comprehensive, and cutting-edge introduction to the field of information privacy law. Features: A cutting-edge selection of cases and materials that explore issues of emerging technology and information privacy A conceptual framework that brings clarity and accessibility to the wide-ranging field of information privacy lawA useful reference source for any lawyer or professional working in the fieldThorough coverage of information privacy issues, includingmedical and genetic privacy, computer databases, employee monitoring, government data mining, electronic surveillance, anonymity in cyberspace, RFID tags, spam and telemarketing, Internet privacy, spyware, USA-Patriot Act, intelligence gathering and terrorism, consumer and financial privacy, privacy and the media, and moreStimulating pedagogy that raises provocative questions about new technologies and the development of the lawExtensive background informationand authorial guidance that provides clear and concise introductions to various areas of law Clear and engaging discussion of privacy statutes--including summaries oflong and complex privacy statutes, such as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act, Cable Communications Policy Act, HIPAA regulations, and Gramm-Leach-Bliley ActNew to the Fourth Edition: Expanded coverage of new technological developments that have an impact on privacy, including social media, locational information and mobile telephony, and behavioral advertisingGaining access to social media profile pages during discovery Anonymous litigation Expanded coverage of privacy and contract issues Snyder v. Phelps -U.S. Supreme Court case regarding intentional infliction of emotional distress tort and offensive protests at soldier's funerals Updated coverage of the NSA surveillance program cases, including Amnesty International USA v.ClapperNew FTC cases, including Sears, Econometrix,and Google Buzz Safford Unified School District v. Ridding, a U.S. Supreme Court case regarding strip searches at schoolsThe HITECH Act and its impact on health care privacy NASA v. Nelson- U.S. Supreme Court case regarding background questionnaires for employment and the constitutional right to information privacy City of Ontario v. Quon- U.S. Supreme Court case regarding employee reasonable expectations of privacy in electronic communications Coverage of personally identifiable informationLaw enforcement access to GPS cases