Key Terms
Privacy
The right of a person or person's property to be free from unwarranted public scrutiny or exposure. Includes both bodily
Privacy cases include
Right to choose whether to marry and to whom; right to choose whether to have children; right to protect medical and fin
Example
A personal fitness tracker gathers health-like data. If the company is not a covered entity under HIPAA for its consumer
Express consent
Given directly, often through contracts or end user agreements. Implied consent: based on a person's actions or history
Exceptions
Restrooms and locker rooms may not be monitored. Courts have held employees do not surrender all privacy rights simply b
Enacted
1996. Purpose: protect confidential health information; mandate standards for handling it.
Passed
1986. Two parts: 1.
Respondeat superior
Most states hold businesses liable for employees' unlawful recordings made during the course and scope of employment or
Additional risk
Recordings can capture trade secrets, proprietary information, or business strategies — damaging the business itself.
Best practice
Place cameras in open, obvious locations (entryways, cash registers); post signs giving express notice.
Biometrics
Automated identification of people using physical characteristics. Most common: fingerprints and facial recognition.
Wearable technology
Electronic devices worn as accessories, embedded in clothing, implanted in the body, or tattooed on skin. Hands-free; mi
Confidentiality
The ability to hide information from those without authorization to view it. Most commonly attacked.
Integrity
The ability to ensure data is an accurate and unchanged representation of the original. A common attack: intercept data,
Availability
The ability to make information readily accessible to authorized users at all times. Some attacks deny access to authori