United States. Sectoral privacy. Act
Privacy Protection ActPrivacy Protection Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. § 2000aa)
Partly verified
Medium confidence.Source read: Wikipedia only; remedies and effective date not stated there, so left empty. Whether it fits a privacy dataset is an editorial call. In force date: LII Effective Date note (Pub. L. 96-440 s.108) says the title took effect 1 Jan 1981, except that for States and other governmental units besides the United States it took effect one year after enactment (13 Oct 1981). Remedies (2000aa-6) not read, so max_penalty is empty.
§1Summary
- Synopsis
Protects journalists and newsrooms from government searches and seizures of work product and documentary materials, generally requiring a subpoena rather than a search warrant.
- Key themes
- Unique features
Protects publishers' materials rather than personal data in general.
- SaaS relevance
Minor; may affect law-enforcement requests for journalists' materials held by hosting providers.
§2Obligations
- Breach notification
- None
- DPO
- No
- Cross-border transfers
- None
§3Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- In force
- Pub. L. 96-440 signed 13 Oct 1980.
§4Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text law.cornell.edu
- Authority
- Federal courts
§5Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- United States
- Also applies in
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- US Virgin Islands
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
§6Sources and verification
- Sources consulted
- Verification
Medium confidence.
Partly verified
Medium confidence.Source read: Wikipedia only; remedies and effective date not stated there, so left empty. Whether it fits a privacy dataset is an editorial call. In force date: LII Effective Date note (Pub. L. 96-440 s.108) says the title took effect 1 Jan 1981, except that for States and other governmental units besides the United States it took effect one year after enactment (13 Oct 1981). Remedies (2000aa-6) not read, so max_penalty is empty.