Privacy things to know
by John Bandler
Here are some "things to know" about basic privacy.
If you are a student of mine, you might see these questions in the future (depending on what course you are taking).
- In 1890, Louis Brandeis (who would later become a legendary Supreme Court Justice) co-authored an article which famously described privacy as what?
- The right to be left alone
- List the four main areas of privacy
- Information privacy (data privacy)
- Communications privacy
- Territorial privacy
- Bodily privacy
- Do you see how these areas of privacy can now overlap?
- List some privacy frameworks
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Privacy Framework
- Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs)
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) privacy framework
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) privacy framework.
- List some U.S., federal, privacy laws
- Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act)
- Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (Education sector)
- The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) (also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999) (Financial sector)
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), as amended in 2009 by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) (Health sector)
- Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 (FCRA), as amended periodically including by The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACTA).
- List some state privacy laws
- True/False: Some knowledge of privacy is essential for our professional life and personal life
- True
- True/False: Some knowledge of privacy is essential to understand cyberlaw
- True
- True/False: Privacy law is generally considered to include data breach law and cybersecurity law
- True
- True/False: Privacy law is a type of data law
- True
- Where can I learn cyberlaw things to know?
- Cyberlaw things to know (and resources listed at bottom of that page)
- Where can I learn cybersecurity things to know?
- Cybersecurity things to know (and resources listed at bottom of that page)
- Where can I dive deeper into privacy?
- John's books that relate to cyber
- CIPP/US certification study
- Other books and resources
Disclaimer
These are short Q&As and cannot be expected to capture all nuances of all terms.
This represents "scaffolding" level 1 and a little of level 2 (see my article and video on scaffolding, link below).
Many people have different understanding of various terms.
Purpose of this page
This page is a study aid for my students, and a place for me to draw quiz and assignment questions from.
The goal is for students to learn important concepts, especially foundational concepts that provide footholds for learning more complex concepts. This is the learning concept of "scaffolding", where you start low, learn things, build the knowledge and concept complexity up. See my article on scaffolding and learning (link below).
I used to emphasize these things only in class, quizzes, and assignments, but then realized more was needed, because by the end of the semester, some students had not learned some of these things. By providing this study page and linking to it, I find that students have more opportunity to study and then learn better.
Links
- Other "things to know" for quick study Q & A
- Scaffolding, Layering, and Learning (article with video at bottom)
- My cybersecurity course at Udemy
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Posted 11/18/2025 based on years of teaching. Updated 11/18/2025