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From the therapeutic society to the regulatory state: theoretical issues in studying privacy and publicity

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As government regulation continues to increase with the rational that it is protecting Americans from danger, it is also draining their right to privacy. In order to enforce regulations, the government must obtain private information on corporations and individuals.

Author: Horowitz, Irving Louis
Publisher: Transaction Publishers, Inc.
Publication Name: Knowledge Technology & Policy
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0897-1986
Year: 2000
Social aspects, Federalism, Privacy, Right of, Right of privacy, Industry regulations, Government regulation of business, Trade regulation

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Analysis of the marketing provisions of the HIPAA privacy rules

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Provisions in the Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act allow health care providers to share a patient's information for marketing purposes. This is allowed without the patient's consent or knowledge and the patient can only opt-out after the fact.

Author: Gellman, Robert
Publisher: Transaction Publishers, Inc.
Publication Name: Knowledge Technology & Policy
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0897-1986
Year: 2000
Information management, Health insurance, Medical records, Patients

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The top 10 privacy stories of 2000

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Some of the top 10 privacy issues in the news in 2000 include the backlash against the FBI' s email surveillance program known as Carnivore, Amazon.com's warning to customers that their data will be considered marketable and workplace surveillance.

Publisher: Transaction Publishers, Inc.
Publication Name: Knowledge Technology & Policy
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0897-1986
Year: 2000
Media coverage

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Subjects list: United States, Laws, regulations and rules, Privacy
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