privacy law advocate l.d.a.

 An overall history of the creation of National Security policy. During World War Two Congress established a formal national security structure called the National Security Act of 1947.  During the sixties the National Security Council (NSC) became central to national security policy. The period following 911 brought several new organizational changes to the structure of the NSC staff, including the establishment of the Office for Combating Terrorism, the National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism, the National Security Advisors for Strategic Communication and Global Outreach, the development of The Homeland Security Council and the Department of Homeland Security. These National Security Council changes  bring new elements to the consideration of national security affairs. Take a look at the overall history of how national security as we know it has been developed and what directions we as a nation have gone in and why since World War Two.  Check out the following link:

http://www.virginia.edu/cnsl/pdf/national-security-policy-process-2008.pdf

 The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) provides for more restrictive use and access to a child’s school records. It also provides an opportunity for parents to review and dispute student records of their children. The FERPA regulations do apply to children’s health records contained with in the school records of the child. It is important to note that private schools are often not required to obey the FERPA requirements because they do not receive federal funding. If you are concerned with who can access your child’s school records and how to dispute any issue that might a rise from reviewing of those records check out the following link regarding FERPA and how it’s regulations might apply to you.

http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html

When it comes to the work place there is very little an employer can not monitor about the employee. Unless it is being done in the bathroom, an employee can pretty much figure it is or can be monitored by their boss.  It  is good to know your rights, or lack there of when considering a job. Some employers attempt to use their rights of monitoring to establish cases for dismissal against difficult employees  in an attempt to revoke the employee’s benefits upon leaving. An employee may be on the phone, using a computer, talking to a co-worker, no matter the action an employer generally has the right to retrieve phone records, search hard drives and record audibly and visually most aspects of an employee’s day at the office. Check out the following list of specific laws regulating the work place in California.

http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs7-work.htm