Chapter 6: Govt and Court Access to Private Sector Information Flashcards
Third party doctrine
Information turned over to third parties no longer belongs to the owner of the information. (Applies to transactions)
Relates to needing warrants for searches of third parties.
RFPA regulates…
Requests for financial information by the federal government.
RFPA doesn’t apply to…
State and local gov’t or private institutions
RFPA sharing exceptions…
Supervisory agencies (gov’t financial regulators: SEC, FDIC, CFPB, etc.)
De-identified data
Court orders
National security emergencies
SAR’s (suspicious activity reports)
How much time does a customer have to object to an RFPA request?
10 days from receiving the request or 14 days from when it was mailed.
RFPA enforced by
Private right of action with penalties of $100 per violation.
Punitive damages possible for intentional acts
Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act aka
Bank Secrecy Act of 1970
BSA is about…
money laundering/transfer of wealth
BSA applies to… (9)
Financial Institutions
Precious metals dealers
Jewelers
Pawn brokers
Travel agencies
Telegraph companies
Car dealers
Gambling operations
USPS
BSA requires
Keeping records of financial transactions
Monitoring for money laundering
Anti-money laundering program
BSA record retention requirement…
5 years
Currency Transaction Report (CTR)
Report of any bank activity for a customer over $10,000 per day
Filed within 15 days of
Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)
Report on financial activity indicating money laundering or other crimes.
Are customers notified about SAR’s?
No
Who enforces BSA?
US Treasury Department
Katz vs. US
Katz used payphones for gambling. They were illegally tapped by the government.
ECPA purposes
Rules for wiretapping
Devices covered by ECPA
Pen registers
Trap and Trace
ECPA Wiretap Act prohibits
Spying on real-time comms without consent
Notable ECPA exception about consent
Communication may be intercepted or recorded with consent of only one party (some states are more strict)
ECPA Stored Communications Act
Covers data stored by third parties like files and email