Internet Privacy : Overview and Pending Legislation.

Examines Internet privacy issues, including enhanced security measures implemented in response to terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Discusses commercial and Federal Government website practices; monitoring of e-mail and web usage by employers, law enforcement, and e-mail service providers; spywar...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Electronic surveillance. Governmental investigations > United States. Privacy, Right of. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines Internet privacy issues, including enhanced security measures implemented in response to terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Discusses commercial and Federal Government website practices; monitoring of e-mail and web usage by employers, law enforcement, and e-mail service providers; spyware; and identity theft. Summarizes Internet privacy-related legislation in the 107th-109th Congresses.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.