The Law Of Financial Privacy

Rev. ed. of: Mark Skousen's Complete guide to financial privacy. c1979. Includes index. Bibliography: p. [238]-241.

The financial services sector has had a respectable track record in the protection of consumer privacy. However, business practices, industry consolidation, electronic commerce and economic trends have raised consumer privacy as a key issue in the financial services sector. Improvements in the rapid transfer of information provide a new medium for the purchase of goods and services, that is, the medium of electronic commerce. The European Union has forced the issue with the Data Protection Directive. As a result, the United States has had to debate the lack of regulation or standards governing the new medium of electronic commerce. The debate could hinder any advance by society to engage in new technology. Because of increased government attention through regulatory and legislative action, corporations are developing self-regulatory initiatives to create industry standards for electronic commerce. Consumer privacy deals with how and what types of information are collected and how the data is controlled and accessed. Consumer concepts of privacy will resist or allow different configurations of what is allowable and what is utilized. The book is an exploratory and descriptive study that assesses the privacy concerns of today's consumer, as well as determines the potential impact of consumer privacy concerns on technological innovation and public policy. In order to understand privacy concerns, the study builds and extends current quantitative research on privacy in the financial service sector. Current research was developed to assess the privacy concerns of consumers. It was not designed to analyze or evaluate the specific impact of privacy on underrepresented consumers. The study expands research to focus on this particular segment of the population. Using privacy as the foundational issue/motivation for developing perspectives on financial education, the study focuses on people of color in the financial mainstream of our economy.

Understanding the financial privacy and data security landscape in the U.S. involves following a moving target as the landscape is continually changing. To appropriately advise clients on these issues, it is necessary to stay on top of the ever-changing legal, regulatory, and industry developments that impact data protection issues. This practical and user-friendly resource provides a basic understanding of major data protection laws and regulations relevant to the U.S. financial sector and guides you on where and how to seek further information. To help you tackle and untangle the intricacies of this evolving area of the law, this book includes practice tips and historical perspectives outlining relevant information. The book discusses: Fundamental concepts and terminology U.S. data protection framework Navigating and evaluating the requirements and risks The landscape of the major fedral laws - GLBA, FCRA, and RFPA - as well as relevant state analogues UDA(A)P and general consumer protection laws and other data protection laws Industry standards and initiatives, which can be helpful sources for best practices, information sharing, and peer benchmarking Laws, regulations, and risk considerations relevant to incident response And more! This book was published on 07/06/2023