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The Privacy Nutshell briefly reviews the historical roots of privacy, and then examines each of the included U.S. privacy statutes and regulations. Compared to the EU, which has a long history of regulations on privacy, the U.S. follows a sectoral approach whereby Congress responds to each privacy "crisis" with a new statute and set of regulations. This approach has resulted in a unique series of privacy rules for different areas of society. The Privacy Nutshell is an introductory guide to the legal privacy world.

This collection of essays explores current developments in privacy law, including reform of data protection laws, privacy and the media, social control and surveillance, privacy and the Internet, and privacy and the courts. It places these developments into a broader international context, with a focus on the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. It creates an important resource for understanding international trends in the reform of privacy and data protection laws across a variety of contexts.

Privacy Law and the USA PATRIOT Act was the first major treatise on the Act and continues to provide up-to-date analysis that emphasizes the practical implications, burdens and options for organizations and individuals cooperating with and subject to continually-evolving government reporting requirements, information requests, and surveillance.

A comprehensive introduction to the field of information privacy law that features a selection of cases and materials that explore issues of emerging technology and information privacy.

This Article from the California Law Review argues for the reunification of information privacy law and examines how this reunification project can be accomplished, why it is desirable, and whether it is consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court's methodological guidance in privacy controversies.

This Essay in the Yale Law Review views federal sectoral laws as a promising regulatory instrument. The critical question is the optimal nature of a dual federal-state system for information privacy law, and this Essay analyzes three aspects of this topic. First, there are general circumstances under which federal sectoral consolidation of state law can bring benefits. Second, the choice between federal ceilings and floors is far from the only preemptive decision that regulators face. Finally, there are second-best solutions that become important should Congress choose to engage in broad sectoral preemption.

The author endeavors to explain some of the major reasons for learning about privacy law, starting with the most practical ones. First, there is a growing demand for legal services in the privacy field, both in government and the private sector, in the U.S. and abroad. Published in the Maine Bar Journal.