What are the privacy laws, if any, for someone asking for personal information on forums or message boards?
Please Help....Thank you
2007-04-02 07:46:33 · 6 answers · asked by I am Noodles! 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
You should never ask for nor give your own personal information on any public forum. There are no laws - unless you are giving someone else's info - and it's against the user agreement.
2007-04-02 08:04:03 · answer #1 · answered by pepper 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there are any privacy laws...usually they'll have terms of agreement that they make you accept when you register for forums. Since by accepting you agree to their terms, they only need to follow whatever privacy restrictions they outline in that agreement so be sure to read over it carefully.
2007-04-02 14:51:30 · answer #2 · answered by Matichel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there isn't any. a website/forum is private property of hte invidual who owns it. so any information posted is the responsibility of hte person posting it, and the owner of the board/forum/website.
as far as financial institutions on line however they are required to make sure your information is secure, and have security in place to prevent the hijacking of your account information.
if someone is asking for personal information on a forum/ you should report it to the moderators/owner of the website in question
2007-04-02 14:50:46 · answer #3 · answered by arus.geo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as far as i know there are no laws against asking for personal information as long as its giving voluntarily
but be careful many chat rooms are monitored by police and other agencys
although many chat rooms have rules against such questions
2007-04-02 14:52:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't complete the form if you are not comfortbale doing so.
2007-04-02 14:52:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There really aren't any.
2007-04-02 14:50:17 · answer #6 · answered by MajorTom © 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋