6 U.S. Privacy Laws The 1974 Privacy Act embodies most of the principles above but applies only to data collected by the U.s government Other federal privacy laws HIPAA (healthcare data) GLBA (financial data) COPPA (childrens web access) FERPA (student records) State privacy law varies widely rom Security in Computing, Fifth Edition, by Charles P. Pfleeger, et aL. (ISBN: 9780134085043) Copyright 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reservedFrom Security in Computing, Fifth Edition, by Charles P. Pfleeger, et al. (ISBN: 9780134085043). Copyright 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. U.S. Privacy Laws • The 1974 Privacy Act embodies most of the principles above but applies only to data collected by the U.S. government • Other federal privacy laws: • HIPAA (healthcare data) • GLBA (financial data) • COPPA (children’s web access) • FERPA (student records) • State privacy law varies widely 6