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Data breaches are preventable, but data security law has failed to reduce data breaches. Policymakers should reform data security law to take a more holistic approach, reducing systemic risk.

The Supreme Court has ruled that consumers lack standing under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) until their credit reports were sent to third-party businesses. The Court’s test for standing is unsatisfactory.

People report that they value privacy highly, but are willing to trade personal data for goods and services. This “privacy paradox” is sometimes used as an argument against privacy regulation. However, regulation should be based on the social value of privacy, not individual valuations.

Data breaches increase the risk that consumers will be victims of fraud. But courts are reluctant to recognize that this increased risk is a sufficient harm to justify a lawsuit. Recognizing such harms might lead to more bankruptcies, but would deter data breaches.

Since the 1990s, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has negotiated settlement agreements addressing privacy with many companies. Although the FTC’s authority is limited, the agency has developed detailed rules about privacy and data security.

This book analyzes the competing interests of privacy and security in the context of developing technology.

Article discusses the ways that U.S. Internet privacy law should be reformed to better protect all parties involved.

This book describes law and cases relating to privacy.

This article discusses the ineffectiveness of comparing security against liberty in the context of data mining.

This book looks at how the spread of information on the Internet affects privacy and reputation.