Locking in the status quo for business, recent changes to U.S. data privacy law and long-term impacts on data collection

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Abstract

This presentation covers law and regulation on data privacy, both of which impact what information is collected automatically by the systems we interact with daily. The U.S. hasn't comprehensively regulated privacy. Instead, privacy has been regulated for specific kinds of information, like HIPAA and FERPA, but not comprehensively for information about individuals. In 2021, the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) adopted a model privacy law, the Uniform Personal Data Protection Act. That's now been introduced in some states, and likely will be adopted widely, due to the influence of the ULC. Essentially, the biggest impact of the model law is that it may solidify what privacy regulation is likely to look like going forward. Instead of regulation that is "coming soon", this may accelerate and lock in concrete laws. This presentation gives an overview of recent changes in the law regarding data ethics and user privacy, including what a uniform law is and what the Personal Data Protection Act says, and the implications for libraries. If anything, the model law is written based on current industry norms, and may lock in those norms.
Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Mar 25 2022
EventGeorgia Library Association's Research and Assessment Interest Group (RAIG) Mini-Conference -
Duration: Mar 25 2022Mar 25 2022

Conference

ConferenceGeorgia Library Association's Research and Assessment Interest Group (RAIG) Mini-Conference
Period03/25/2203/25/22

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