Torts - Informational Privacy and the Private Sector
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Authors
Greguras, Fred J.
Issue Date
1978
Volume
11
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|The issues of the confidentiality and the extent of data collected and maintained by businesses and other private organizations are important concerns of the general public today. All organizations in both the governmental and private sectors which collect, maintain, and disseminate information regarding individuals on the basis of some form of relationship between the individual and his society should reevaluate their information practices. The relationship may be as general as the newspaper-public relationship or as specific as a taxpayer's obligation to his government. It may merely be an employer-employee or client-customer business relationship. Recent United States Supreme Court decisions and the trend of legislative developments indicate that the legal processes are responding to the public's concern. This article will provide an overview of the types of potential liability associated with the use of personal information in the private sector. Relevant Nebraska law is identified and analyzed and other more detailed authority regarding various areas of potential liability is discussed. Additionally, general guidelines for fair information practices are suggested which should minimize both the risk of liability and the disruption occasioned by the imposition of governmental requirements....
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11 Creighton L. Rev. 312 (1977-1978)
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Creighton University School of Law