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added section summarizing US statutory law having substantial privacy provisions. (This section should be expanded to describe the privacy provisions of each of these laws. In the meantime, it makes sense to leave them all in one paragraph.)
==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,
==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>.
==Criticism==
==Criticism==