Land of the Free - Legal Country Report on the United States of America

Abstract

About the rough structure of the document: First, addressing the accompanying cultural conditions – which interact with the legal system in the focus – an attempt is made to provide an initial sketch of the ‘cultural vectors of data disclosure’ in the US (see A.I.1. and A.I.2.). These cultural observations also include initial – general – statements on the legal sphere of data disclosure (see A.I.3. to A.I.6.) and on characteristics of the legal order (A.II.). Subsequently, the information law of the United States is outlined (B.) and finally some details, in addition to the abstract information provided before, of the US data protection law will be given (C.).

Keywords: Digitalisation, United States, Data Disclosure