Towards conflicts prevention among privacy policies: A comparative study of major privacy laws and regulations for healthcare

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Souad Sadki ◽  
Hanan El Bakkali ◽  
Mohammed Akhattab
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Privacy Policies ◽  
Privacy Laws ◽  
Laws And Regulations

scholarly journals A comparative study on surveillance and privacy regulations (the UAE vs. the USA and the EU)

2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-26
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Sulieman Al Qatawneh ◽  
Wesam Almobaideen ◽  
Mohammad Qatawneh
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Controversial Issue ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Maturity Level ◽  
Privacy Laws ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Laws And Regulations ◽  
Help System

Surveillance is becoming the norm in today’s life, especially with the pandemic of COVID-19. Surveillance of public crowds and activity is a controversial issue that can contradict the privacy of individuals (Federal Decree-Law No. (5) of 2012). This paper presents a comparative study of surveillance and privacy regulations and law in the UAE compared to the USA and the EU. The objective of this comparison is to highlight the amendments that have been adopted to improve laws and regulations, the need for further improvement, and the strengths and weaknesses in each of these countries. A discussion of different acts adopted in these countries and comparing them can help security experts to cooperate with legislators in order to rectify shortcomings and improve the acts adopted in their respective countries. Furthermore, we think that such a comparison can help system developers to find an easier way to accommodate the differences in security measures that they have to tackle and incorporate when they are serving customers in these countries and especially in the UAE. A legal framework has been proposed in order to define the maturity level of regulations adopted by a government in regard to surveillance and privacy laws and acts.

scholarly journals A comparative study of online privacy policies and formats

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleecia M. McDonald ◽  
Robert W. Reeder ◽  
Patrick Gage Kelley ◽  
Lorrie Faith Cranor
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Privacy Policies

Information Privacy

2013 ◽  
pp. 52-69
Author(s):  
Garry L. White ◽  
Francis A. Méndez Mediavilla ◽  
Jaymeen R. Shah
Keyword(s):  
Personal Information ◽  
The United States ◽  
Information Privacy ◽  
Multinational Companies ◽  
Privacy Policies ◽  
Corporate Managers ◽  
Secondary Use ◽  
Privacy Laws ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Corporate Information

In the Web dependent world, companies must respect and protect individuals’ information privacy. Companies develop and implement corporate information privacy policies to comply with the domestic and international information privacy laws and regulations. This paper investigates: (a) the approach used by multinational and domestic companies to develop and implement corporate information privacy policies; and (b) the perception of corporate managers/professionals toward information privacy legislation and secondary use of personally identifiable information (PII) that organizations collect. A survey was conducted to collect data from corporate CEOs, managers, and technical professionals of national and multinational companies. Findings indicate the following: 1) Views regarding the practicality and effectiveness of information privacy legislations are similar for respondents from the national and multinational companies. 2) Respondents are undecided about whether the privacy laws of the United States and foreign countries are equally restrictive. 3) Multinational companies do not favor developing and implementing uniform information privacy policies or different information privacy policies across countries of operations. 4) Respondents strongly agreed that unauthorized secondary use of personal information is unacceptable.

Privacy Protection Overseas as Perceived by USA-Based IT Professionals

2011 ◽  
pp. 2784-2797
Author(s):  
Jaymeen R. Shah ◽  
Garry L. White ◽  
James R. Cook
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Privacy Protection ◽  
The United States ◽  
Multinational Companies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Privacy Policies ◽  
Global Standards ◽  
Privacy Laws ◽  
Single Set

Privacy laws for the Internet are difficult to develop and implement domestically and internationally. A clear problem is how such laws are limited to national jurisdictions. What is legal in one country may be illegal in another. Due to differences in cultures and values, and government types, it may not be possible to establish global standards and legislations to ensure privacy. Due to the nonexistence of global privacy standards, multinational (international) companies usually select one of the following two possible solutions: (1) implement a most restrictive “one size fits all” privacy policy that is used across various countries, or (2) implement different privacy policies that meet the privacy regulations of different countries and expectations of those citizens. In order to investigate a solution that may be used by multinational companies, and how companies view domestic privacy laws, the authors conducted a survey of U.S.-based employees of domestic and multinational companies. The results of the survey suggest that the majority of the multinational companies prefer the first solution—most restrictive “one size fits all” approach. They develop and implement a single set of privacy policies that is used across their operations in different countries. The majority of the companies surveyed consider domestic privacy laws in the United States to be practical, but ineffective.

Privacy Protection Overseas as Perceived by USA-Based IT Professionals

2010 ◽  
pp. 44-58
Author(s):  
Jaymeen R. Shah
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Privacy Protection ◽  
The United States ◽  
Multinational Companies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Privacy Policies ◽  
Global Standards ◽  
Privacy Laws ◽  
Single Set

Privacy laws for the Internet are difficult to develop and implement domestically and internationally. A clear problem is how such laws are limited to national jurisdictions. What is legal in one country may be illegal in another. Due to differences in cultures and values, and government types, it may not be possible to establish global standards and legislations to ensure privacy. Due to the nonexistence of global privacy standards, multinational (international) companies usually select one of the following two possible solutions: (1) implement a most restrictive “one size fits all” privacy policy that is used across various countries, or (2) implement different privacy policies that meet the privacy regulations of different countries and expectations of those citizens. In order to investigate a solution that may be used by multinational companies, and how companies view domestic privacy laws, the authors conducted a survey of U.S.-based employees of domestic and multinational companies. The results of the survey suggest that the majority of the multinational companies prefer the first solution—most restrictive “one size fits all” approach. They develop and implement a single set of privacy policies that is used across their operations in different countries. The majority of the companies surveyed consider domestic privacy laws in the United States to be practical, but ineffective.

Privacy in Cyberspace: Islamic Republic of Iran Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 208
Author(s):  
Asadollah YAVARI ◽  
Saeedeh MAZINANIAN
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Data Protection ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
European Court ◽  
Privacy Laws ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right ◽  
Laws And Regulations

Privacy is one of the cornerstones of the realization of human rights in a democratic system and is defined as a realm of everyone's life, is not accessible to others. Thus, privacy in cyberspace has a similar definition. Since privacy and data protection have different definitions for business owners, governments, and the general public, unlike other areas of law, which have well-established legal concepts, norms, and principles, privacy and data protection is an area of law that is not currently consolidated. The right to privacy, therefore, falls into two normative frameworks: preventing violation of the privacy of others, and training and guidance on secrecy. Data protection and privacy are not limited to one legal area. Data protection and privacy laws include areas of intellectual property, competition, and part of cybercrime. Since the level of individuals' privacy is determined by the national laws of each country or political entities such as the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the European Court of Justice, through the EU's General Data Protection Regulations applicable since 2018, the European Union (EU) has set criteria that will have a major impact on data protection and privacy laws in other countries. Furthermore, as privacy is one of the strongest recommendations of Islam, the law of cybercrime (2009), the law of freedom to access to information (2010), the charter of citizens' rights (2016) is supported in the positive laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran as well as in the constitution. The most important question in this article is what is the scope of privacy in cyberspace and to what extent do laws and regulations support it? Therefore, this descriptive-analytical study analyzes the concept of privacy and the scope of its right in the laws and regulations of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the challenges that the right of privacy faces.

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