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Selected Works

Paul M. Schwartz

Selected Works

2013

Law

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Notification Of Data Security Breaches, Paul M. Schwartz, Edward J. Janger Dec 2013

Notification Of Data Security Breaches, Paul M. Schwartz, Edward J. Janger

Paul M. Schwartz

The law increasingly requires private companies to disclose information for the benefit of consumers. The latest examples of such regulation are state and federal laws that require companies to notify individuals of data security incidents involving their personal information. These laws, proposed in the wake of highly publicized data spills, seek to punish the breached entity and to protect consumers by requiring the entity to notify its customers about the security breach. There are competing approaches, however, to how the law is to mandate release of information about data leaks. This article finds that the current statutes' focus on reputational …


The Protection Of Privacy In Health Care Reform, Paul M. Schwartz Dec 2013

The Protection Of Privacy In Health Care Reform, Paul M. Schwartz

Paul M. Schwartz

No abstract provided.


Preemption And Privacy, Paul M. Schwartz Dec 2013

Preemption And Privacy, Paul M. Schwartz

Paul M. Schwartz

A broad coalition, including companies formerly opposed to the enactment of privacy statutes, has now formed behind the idea of a national information privacy law. Among the benefits that proponents attribute to such a law is that it would harmonize the U.S. regulatory approach with that of the European Union and possibly minimize international regulatory conflicts about privacy. This Essay argues, however, that it would be a mistake for the United States to enact a comprehensive or omnibus federal privacy law for the private sector that preempts sectoral privacy law. In a sectoral approach, a privacy statute regulates only a …


Privacy Inalienability And The Regulation Of Spyware, Paul M. Schwartz Dec 2013

Privacy Inalienability And The Regulation Of Spyware, Paul M. Schwartz

Paul M. Schwartz

No abstract provided.


Privacy And The Economics Of Personal Health Care Information, Paul M. Schwartz Dec 2013

Privacy And The Economics Of Personal Health Care Information, Paul M. Schwartz

Paul M. Schwartz

No abstract provided.