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42 Syracuse J. Int'l L. & Com. 485 (2014-2015)
Data Protection Laws: Quilts versus Blankets

handle is hein.journals/sjilc42 and id is 493 raw text is: DATA PROTECTION LAWS: QUILTS VERSUS BLANKETS Samantha Dioriot CONTENTS IN TR O D U CTIO N ............................................................................... 486 I. THE CONCEPT OF PRIVACY IN GENERAL & INTERNET CO M PLICA TIO N S ..................................................................... 489 II. BACKGROUND OF U.S. LAW ................................................... 491 A. Patchwork System of Laws ................................................... 491 1. Historical Background in American Law ....................... 491 2. FTC Regulation of Online Privacy ................................. 493 3. Sporadic State Regulation .............................................. 495 III. DIVERGENT NOTIONS OF PRIVACY .................................... 497 A. Europeans and Personal Dignity .......................................... 498 B. Am ericans and Liberty .......................................................... 499 C. Liberty and Dignity Diverge ................................................. 500 IV. PRIVACY LAW'S EVOLUTION IN THE E.U .......................... 501 A. Basic Principles of the E. U. Data-Protection Regime .......... 501 B. Germany: The E. U 's Strictest Data Collection Laws .......... 502 C. United Kingdom: Least Stringent Data Collection Laws in the E . U ........................................................................... 503 V. COMPARING DATA COLLECTION PRIVACY LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPEAN UNION .............. 504 A. Princess Caroline of Monaco ............................................... 505 B. Sipple v. San Francisco Chronicle, Inc ................................ 507 VI. WHETHER OR NOT THE E.U. SYSTEM WOULD WORK IN T H E U .S ............................................................................... 508 A. Where Should the Law Go in the Future? ............................ 508 B. South Africa Implementing European-like Laws .................. 509 C O N C LU SIO N .................................................................................... 5 11 t Samantha Diorio is a May 2015 graduate of Syracuse University College of Law.

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