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The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 states that cable providers need a written consent from the costumer before collecting any personal information. http://privacy.med.miami.edu/glossary/xd_ccpa.htm I give this law and explanation a B- because it was clearly stated but I don't see the purpose of collecting informtion from cable in the first place.
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The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 protects the personal information collected and stored on the Web that can be used by the government. https://cdt.org/insight/testimony-of-deirdre-mulligan-before-the-senate-committee-on-commerce-science-and-transportation-subcommittee-on-communications/ I give this law a C because it was explained difficultly and took me a while to understand what it was trying to say.
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The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 protects your children from getting information collected about them that can be used to track them. https://cdt.org/insight/testimony-of-deirdre-mulligan-before-the-senate-committee-on-commerce-science-and-transportation-subcommittee-on-communications/ I give this law and explanation a B because it makes sense to make sure that your kids are protected on the internet against trackers.
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The wireless communicaitons and public safelty act of 1999 give people the protection they need through wireless communitcation. For example, a universal number was created in case of emergency, 911. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c106:H.R.438.IH: I grade this law an A because it is very important that we have ways of safety in wireless communication.
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The Obama Administration created the “Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights” to improve the protection of consumers when shopping online. They can decide how their personal information is being used. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/02/23/we-can-t-wait-obama-administration-unveils-blueprint-privacy-bill-rights I grade this law a B because i agree that consumers should be able to know how their personal information is being used with companies.
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The A.B. 1844 Social Media Act prohibits employers from requiring applicants to disclose their personal social media informaiton, such as passwords. http://www.ncsl.org/research/telecommunications-and-information-technology/employer-access-to-social-media-passwords.aspx I give this law and explantion an A because I find it very improtant to have this kind of privacy when it comes to employment.
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The Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 22575 (2013 AB 370) states that minors are permitted to request the removal of any imformation of theirs from the internet. http://www.ncsl.org/research/telecommunications-and-information-technology/state-laws-related-to-internet-privacy.aspx I grade this law and explantion an A because it is very useful for minors to have the right to remove information about themselves from the internet.
