ABSTRACT
Data privacy, or information privacy, refers to the privacy protections associated with personal information, which can be defined in different ways. The United States does not have one cohesive information privacy law. A United States business must navigate three categories of legal frameworks: federal laws, state laws, and foreign laws. The United States' federal legal landscape for privacy largely consists of a patchwork system of laws that focus on particular sectors. This chapter provides an overview of three categories which create the US landscape of privacy law. The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) was passed by Congress to place “parents in control over what information is collected from their young children online.” The civil penalty for COPPA violations depends on various factors, and the court judgement could range from no penalty to a penalty of millions of dollars.
