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An Expected Harm Approached To Compensating Consumers For Unauthorized Information Disclosures, Rachel Yoo
An Expected Harm Approached To Compensating Consumers For Unauthorized Information Disclosures, Rachel Yoo
Richmond Journal of Law & Technology
On May 22, 2007, the Executive Office of the President of the United States issued a memorandum concerned with safeguarding personal information, which first defined the term “personally identifiable information” as follows:
[I]nformation which can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity, such as their name, social security number, biometric records, etc. alone, or when combined with other personal or identifying information which is linked or linkable to a specific individual, such as date and place of birth, mother’s maiden name, etc.
Consumer Privacy On The Internet, Andrew Shen
Consumer Privacy On The Internet, Andrew Shen
Richmond Journal of Law & Technology
If we do not bear the loss of this privacy then the prices would be passed along to consumers anyway. We're between a rock and a hard place there's nowhere that we can go. But I think we can be more optimistic than that and I think we can preserve privacy and I think we can further growth of electronic commerce. So let me begin with the consumer perspective. I would like to start with a trend that Mike has already done a good job of starting us out on, and that is the current popularity of personalization and customization. …
Some Reflections On Free Entry And The Rate Ceilings Under The Uniform Consumer Credit Code, Frank W. Smith Jr.
Some Reflections On Free Entry And The Rate Ceilings Under The Uniform Consumer Credit Code, Frank W. Smith Jr.
University of Richmond Law Review
"Consumer protection" in recent years has become one of the great populist concerns, particularly in the area of consumer credit. As one should expect, however, there has been no unanimity as to who should be protected from what, or from whom, nor as to the means of providing such protection. Some feel that consumer protection still means "self-protection" in the existing system-let the buyer beware-and view consumer education in a broad sense as perhaps the most important aspect of providing protection. Others view consumer protection as a matter outlawing or regulating abusive practices and giving the consumer more rights. Some …