International
Intellectual Property
Remote Sensing
Miscellaneous
United States
Commercial Remote Sensing
Final Rule on the Licensing of Private Land Remote-Sensing Space Systems, 15 CFR 960, April 25, 2006U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Policy (April 25, 2003)National Security
Privacy
Cable Communications Policy Act (CCPA)Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (C0PPA)Customer Proprietary Network Information Electronic Communications Privacy Act (CPNI)The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)Family Education Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA)Gramm-Leach-Bliley-Act (GLBA)Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA)Identity Theft Assumption & Deterrence Act (ITADA)Privacy Act (PA)Right to Financial Privacy Act (RFPA)Hearing on Electronic Communications Privacy Act Reform and the Revolution in Location Based Technologies and Services (Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives)Spatial Data Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
Smart Grid
Decision Adopting Rules to Protect the Privacy and Security of the Electricity Usage Data of the Customers of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison company, and San Diego Gas & Electric CompanyElectric Consumer Right to Know Act’ or the ‘e-KNOW Act’
Africa
Nigeria
Spatial Data Infrastructure (and Remote Sensing)
South Africa
Spatial Data Infrastructure
Asia
China
Remote Sensing
CBERS Data Policy (China-Brazil Earth Resource Satellite)National SecurityArticle on Amendment to Guarding State Secrets ("The latest version, in addition to requiring telecom and Internet operators to detect, report and delete information that disclose State secrets, also stipulates the clear obligation for them to work with relevant authorities on investigations")
South Korea Privacy
Spatial Data Infrastructure
Japan
Remote Sensing
Spatial Data Infrastructure
Malaysia
Spatial Data Infrastructure
Australia
Spatial Data Infrastructure
Bahrain
Spatial Data Infrastructure
Canada
Remote Sensing
Privacy
Europe
Privacy
Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such dataA Comprehensive Approach on Personal Data Protection in the European Union (European Commission)Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications)Spatial Data Infrastructure
Council Regulation (EC) 2244/2003 of 18 December 2003 laying down detailed provisions regarding satellite-based Vessel Monitoring Systems. (2003)
Netherlands
Privacy
Act of 6 July 2000, Bulletin of Acts, Orders and Decrees 302, Containing Rules Regarding the Protection of Personal Data (Dutch Data Protection Act), as amended by Acts dated 5 April 2001, Bulletin of Acts, Orders and Decrees180, 6 December 2001
Germany
Remote Sensing
Portugal
Spatial Data Infrastructure
India
Remote Sensing
Spatial Data Infrastructure
Middle East
United Arab Emirates
Intellecual Property
Federal Law No. 7 of 2002 regarding Copyright and Related Rights (as amended)
