Privacy Protection Laws - Table of Contents

Wisconsin Privacy Laws

General Privacy

• Telephone records; obtaining, selling, or receiving without consent; Wis. Stat. § 100.525
• Nondisclosure of information on receipts; Wis. Stat. § 134.74
• Disposal of records containing personal information; Wis. Stat. § 134.97
• Notaries; confidentiality; Wis. Stat. § 137.01 (5m)
• Contracts requiring prisoner access to personal information; Wis. Stat. §§ 301.029
• Notice of unauthorized acquisition of personal information; Wis. Stat. § 134.98

Government Records Privacy (State and Local) 

• Wisconsin public records law; Wis. Stat. §§ 19.21 and following
• Department of Natural Resources - nondisclosure of personal information; Wis. Stat. § 23.45
• Employee Trust Fund - public records; Wis. Stat. § 40.07
• Disclosure of information from vital records; Wis. Stat. § 69.20
• Department of Transportation - disclosure of personal identifiers; Wis. Stat. § 85.103
• Department of Regulation and Licensing; nondisclosure of certain personal information; Wis. Stat. § 440.14

Financial Information Privacy

• Access to credit reports; Wis. Stat. § 100.54
• Savings banks - access to books and records; Wis. Stat. § 214.37 (00)
  

Health Information Privacy 

• Social service recipients- protection of personal information; Wis. Stat. ch. 46
• Nursing home facilities - rights of residents; Wis. Stat. § 50.09
• Alcoholism treatment programs - records of patients; Wis. Stat. § 51.45 (14)
• Mental health patient rights; Wis. Stat. § 51.61 (1) (n)
• Health care services review; confidentiality of information; Wis. Stat. § 146.38
• Emergency medical services - confidentiality of information; Wis. Stat. § 146.50 (12)
• Confidentiality of patient health care records; Wis. Stat. §§ 146.81 through 146.84
• HIV tests - confidentiality of test results; Wis. Stat. §§ 252.12 (3) and 252.15 (5)
• Insurers - nondisclosure of personal medical information and other personal information; Wis. Stat. §§ 604.08 (8) and 610.70

Identity Theft 

• Unauthorized use of an individual’s identifying information; Wis. Stat. § 943.201
• Unauthorized use of a business’ identifying information; Wis. Stat. § 943.203
• Financial card crimes - theft by taking card; Wis. Stat. § 943.41 (3)
• Fraud against a financial institution; Wis. Stat. § 943.82 (2)
• Harassment - acquires personally identifiable information; Wis. Stat. § 947.013

Unsolicited Commercial Communications

• Telephone solicitations – prerecorded messages; Wis. Stat. § 100.52 (4) (a)
• Facsimile machines – prohibition of unsolicited messages; Wis. Stat. § 134.72 

Federal Privacy Laws

General Privacy

• Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 - 18 U.S. Code 2721 and following
• Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 - 18 U.S. Code sections 2510-2522, 2701-271, 3121, 1367
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) - 20 U.S. Code section 1232g
• Video Privacy Protection Act of 1998 - 18 U.S.Code section 2710

Financial Information Privacy

• Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) - 15 U.S. Code section 1681-1681u
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act - 15 U.S. Code section 1692.
• Financial Services Modernization Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB), Privacy Rule - 15 U.S. Code sections 6801-6809

Government Records Privacy (Federal)

• Federal Privacy Act of 1974 - 5 U.S. Code section 552a

Health Information Privacy

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) - 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164, Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information and Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information

Identity Theft

• Federal Identity Theft Assumption and Deterrence Act of 1998 - 18 U.S. Code section 1028

Online Privacy

• Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) - 15 U.S. Code section 6501 and following
• Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1984 - 18 U.S. Code section 1030
• Computer Matching & Privacy Protection Act of 1988 & Amendments of 1990 - 5 U.S
• Code 552a (a)(8)-(13), (3)(12), (o), (p), (q), (r), & (u)

Unsolicited Commercial Transactions

• CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 - 15 U.S. Code sections 7701-7713
• Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) - 47 U.S. Code section 227

International Privacy Laws

• Fair Information Practice Principles
• "Safe Harbor" Privacy Framework

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