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Moved "Statutory Law" section to after "Criticism" section. Most of the statutory law on the subject are not closely related to the Griswold series of cases ("penumbra decisions").
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==Posner==
 
==Posner==
 
Posner (1981), a leading [[conservative]], presents an influential [[economic]] interpretation of privacy. He deals with the release of true but embarrassing information about yourself. He argues there should be no property right in hiding discreditable information about yourself and likens hiding information to fraud.  Thus he supports publicity regarding the addresses of child molesters. On the other hand, he agrees there is a [[private property|property]] right to privacy regarding ordinary (non-guilty) information. For example, society protects the privacy of not being seen naked.  Posner treats trade secrets owned by a corporation as a form of privacy,
 
Posner (1981), a leading [[conservative]], presents an influential [[economic]] interpretation of privacy. He deals with the release of true but embarrassing information about yourself. He argues there should be no property right in hiding discreditable information about yourself and likens hiding information to fraud.  Thus he supports publicity regarding the addresses of child molesters. On the other hand, he agrees there is a [[private property|property]] right to privacy regarding ordinary (non-guilty) information. For example, society protects the privacy of not being seen naked.  Posner treats trade secrets owned by a corporation as a form of privacy,
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==Criticism==
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Conservative [[Robert Bork]] argued that ''Griswold'' did not derive the right to privacy from some pre-existing right or from [[natural law]], but merely created a new right to privacy with no foundation in the Constitution or [[Bill of Rights]].<ref>See Robert Bork, ''The Tempting of America: The Political Seduction of the Law'' (1990)</ref> Roberts reply is that the right is indeed grounded in the [[Fourteenth Amendment]].
    
==Statutory Law==
 
==Statutory Law==
 
Various US statutory laws directly or incidentally affect privacy rights, notably the The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA),<ref>https://it.ojp.gov/PrivacyLiberty/authorities/statutes/1285</ref> the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act (GLBA),<ref>https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/privacy-and-security/gramm-leach-bliley-act</ref><ref name=glba_ltr>http://www.skoozeme.com/privacy/glba_letter.html</ref> also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999,  The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FRCA),<ref>https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-is-the-fair-credit-reporting-act.html</ref> and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996).<ref>https://searchhealthit.techtarget.com/definition/HIPAA</ref>
 
Various US statutory laws directly or incidentally affect privacy rights, notably the The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA),<ref>https://it.ojp.gov/PrivacyLiberty/authorities/statutes/1285</ref> the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act (GLBA),<ref>https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/privacy-and-security/gramm-leach-bliley-act</ref><ref name=glba_ltr>http://www.skoozeme.com/privacy/glba_letter.html</ref> also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999,  The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FRCA),<ref>https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-is-the-fair-credit-reporting-act.html</ref> and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996).<ref>https://searchhealthit.techtarget.com/definition/HIPAA</ref>
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==Criticism==
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Conservative [[Robert Bork]] argued that ''Griswold'' did not derive the right to privacy from some pre-existing right or from [[natural law]], but merely created a new right to privacy with no foundation in the Constitution or [[Bill of Rights]].<ref>See Robert Bork, ''The Tempting of America: The Political Seduction of the Law'' (1990)</ref> Roberts reply is that the right is indeed grounded in the [[Fourteenth Amendment]].
      
==References==
 
==References==
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