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Pretty Good Privacy
Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is a freeware email encryption system. PGP was introduced in the early 1990s, and it’s considered…
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The Patriot Act
The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001…
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The Computer Security Act of 1987
The Computer Security Act requires federal agencies to identify and protect computer systems that contain sensitive information. This law requires…
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The Cyberspace Electronic Security Act
The Cyberspace Electronic Security Act (CESA) was passed in 1999, and it gives law enforcement the right to gain access…
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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) dictates that educational institutions may not release information to unauthorized parties without…
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The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) went into a law in 1986. The original law as introduced to address…
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The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
The Gram-Leach-Bliley Act, also known as the Financial Modernization Act of 1999, requires financial institutions to develop privacy notices and…
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): is a regulation that mandates national standards and procedures for the storage,…
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Cookies and Attachments
Cookies and Attachments: Cookies are texts files that a browser maintains on the user’s hard disk in order to provide…
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ACL: Access Control Lists
Access Control Lists: Related to permissions is the concept of the access control lists (ACL). An ACL is literally a…
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