GLBA: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act - Federal legislation governing privacy requirements for financial institutions and the protection of customers' personal financial information
HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Federal law that protects sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without patient consent
COPPA: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act - Federal law that imposes requirements on operators of websites or online services directed to children under 13 years of age
FTC Act: Federal Trade Commission Act - Provides broad consumer protection authority and enforces against unfair or deceptive privacy and data security practices
CAN-SPAM Act: Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing Act - Sets rules for commercial email practices and gives recipients the right to stop receiving them
CCPA/CPRA: California Consumer Privacy Act/California Privacy Rights Act - Comprehensive state privacy laws giving California residents rights over their personal information
VCDPA: Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act - State law providing Virginia residents with rights regarding their personal data
CPA: Colorado Privacy Act - State law establishing privacy rights for Colorado residents and obligations for businesses processing their personal data
UCPA: Utah Consumer Privacy Act - State privacy law providing Utah residents with certain rights regarding their personal data
CTDPA: Connecticut Data Privacy Act - State law establishing privacy rights for Connecticut residents and requirements for businesses processing their data
PCI DSS: Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard - Security standards for organizations that handle credit card data
FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act - Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records
GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation - European Union privacy law with extraterritorial scope affecting businesses serving EU residents
PIPEDA: Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act - Canadian federal privacy law governing how private sector organizations collect, use, and disclose personal information
