Big Brother and Big Business

By calebheinzman

  • Code of Fair Information Pracitces

    In the early 1970's a panel of experts produced a report to Conrgess inlcuding the Code of Fair Information Practices.

  • Privacy Act

    The privacy act was the most broad act that applied only to databases managed by the federal government.

  • Big Brother

    Personal Privacy was the victim of a centralized Communist police state controlled by Big Brother.

  • Data Protection Directive

    The European Union implamented a Data Protection Directive establishing a broad set of principles related to the protection of personal data.

  • USA Patriot Act

    Passed by U.S. Congress in response to terrist attacks.

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