A Legal Guide to PRIVACY AND DATA SECURITY 2026

Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act [15 U.S.C. §§ 6101-6108] ..................................49 “Click-to-Cancel Rule”................................................................50 Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act (DMPEA) ..............50 Junk Fax Prevention Act (JFPA) ..................................................51 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) [18 U.S.C. § 1030 (c)] ...51 Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) [18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-3127] ...........................................................52 Federal Laws Related to Social Security Numbers .....................53 The Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) [18 U.S.C. §§ 2721-2725] ...........................................................55 Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) [18 U.S.C. § 2710] ....................................................................55 Other Federal Privacy Laws .......................................................55 Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998, 15 U.S.C. § 1028 .........................................................................57 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework .........................................................58 Federal Law and Proposed Legislation.........................................59 Data Breach ...............................................................................60 PRIVACY AND THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP ...................................63 Discrimination Laws ...............................................................64 Protected Activity Laws .............................................................65 Applicant Screening Laws ..........................................................68 Employee Privacy Considerations ..........................................71 Federal Laws Applicable to Electronic Communications and Data ....................................................................................74 The Electroni c Communications Privacy Act (ECPA or the “Wiretap Act”) ...................................................74 The Stored Communications Act (SCA) [18 U.S.C. § 2701, et seq.] ..............................................74

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