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  2. Opt-outs in the European Union - Wikipedia

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    However, occasionally member states negotiate certain opt-outs from legislation or treaties of the European Union, meaning they do not have to participate in certain policy areas. Currently, three states have such opt-outs: Denmark (two opt-outs), Ireland (two opt-outs) and Poland (one opt-out). The United Kingdom had four opt-outs before ...

  3. ePrivacy Directive - Wikipedia

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    Directive 2002/58/processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector European Union directive Made by European Parliament & Council Made under Art. 95 Journal reference L201, 2002-07-31, pp. 37 – 47 History Date made 2002-07-12 Entry into force 2002-07-31 Implementation date 2003-10-31 Preparative texts EESC opinion C123, 2001-01-24, p. 53 EP ...

  4. FTC fair information practice - Wikipedia

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    The 'opt-in' method requires that consumers affirmatively give permission for their information to be used for other purposes. Without the consumer taking these affirmative steps in an 'opt-in' system, the information gatherer assumes that it cannot use the information for any other purpose. The 'opt-out' method requires consumers to ...

  5. General Data Protection Regulation - Wikipedia

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    The General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), [1] abbreviated GDPR, or French RGPD (for Règlement général sur la protection des données) is a European Union regulation on information privacy in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). The GDPR is an important component of EU privacy law and human ...

  6. United Kingdom opt-outs from EU legislation - Wikipedia

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    The UK informed the European Council of their decision to exercise their opt-out in July 2013, [19] and as such the impacted legislation ceased to apply to the UK as of 1 December 2014. While the protocol only permitted the UK to either opt-out from all the legislation or none of it, they subsequently opted back into some measures. [20] [21] [22]

  7. California Shine the Light law - Wikipedia

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    California 's "Shine the Light" law (CA Civil Code § 1798.83 [1][2]) is a privacy law passed by the California State Legislature in 2003. It became an active part of the California Civil Code on January 1, 2005. It is considered one of the first attempts by a state legislature in the United States to address the practice of sharing customers ...

  8. Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 - Wikipedia

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    Barr v. American Assn. of Political Consultants, Inc., No. 19-631, 591 U.S. ___ (2020) The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) was passed by the United States Congress in 1991 and signed into law by President George H. W. Bush as Public Law 102-243. It amended the Communications Act of 1934. The TCPA is codified as 47 U.S.C. § 227.

  9. Health information exchange - Wikipedia

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    Health Current grew out of a gubernatorial executive order in 2007. [21] Delaware Health Information Network Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN) is a non-profit public-private partnership enacted by the Delaware General Assembly in 1997. DHIN has adopted regulations to govern its operations and has policies and procedures. DHIN started ...