Application: Law and Information Sharing

You likely have many friends. Although your long-time friends probably know you really well, people with whom you have formed recent friendships may know little about you. Over time, you have chosen what personal information to share with your friends. How would you feel if one of your long-time friends disclosed something personal about you to one of your new friends without your consent?

If you have ever been admitted to a hospital, you are aware of the amount of sensitive personal information that you must provide. You probably would share this information with few people. How would you feel if the hospital staff shared your personal information with whomever they wanted without your consent?

For this Assignment, write a 5- to 6-page paper in APA format that:

• Explains the purpose, scope, and key requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
• Identifies the organizations in the Privacy and Institutional Security media slideshow that must comply with GLBA (assume that all organizations still exist)
• Proposes a security scenario to which the GLBA's SafeGuards Rule applies
• Explains the relationships between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other federal agencies to the GLBA

Note: You also may wish to explain what the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) is and how it relates to the laws like GLBA.