When consumers provide personal information for a product or service, the assumption is the receiving company will exercise due diligence to protect their information. Bear in mind there is no all-purpose federal law mandating personal data should be protected, only certain industry specific laws, for example, health care and financial. But even without an overarching mandate,
most companies will attempt to protect your personal data just to avoid a charge of negligence should a privacy breach occur.
Why is the Hepting v. AT&T case crucial to the long-term posture of how the U.S. government can or cannot review consumer confidential information?
If Hepting v. AT&T results in “Big Brother” being allowed to eavesdrop and/or review the local and toll telephone dialing and bills of individuals, will U.S. citizens and consumers have any privacy rights left regarding use of communication technologies?
What are the information systems security implications of consumer information being shared?
