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Employment
Employment Background Checks: A Jobseeker's Guide
Employment Background Checks in California: A Focus on Accuracy
Volunteer Background Checks: Giving Back Without Giving Up on Privacy
Workplace Privacy and Employee Monitoring
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) . . . at Your Own Risk
Education
Privacy in Education: Guide for Parents and Adult-Age Students
Health and Medical
Introduction to Health and Medical Information Privacy
The HIPAA Privacy Rule: Patients’ Rights
The HIPAA Privacy Rule: How May Covered Entities Use and Disclose Health Information
Protecting Health Information: the HIPAA Security and Breach Notification Rules
Health and Medical (California)
The Gray Areas: Is Your Health Privacy Protected? (California Medical Privacy Series)
Prescriptions and Your Privacy (California Medical Privacy Series)
Personal Health Records and Your Privacy (California Medical Privacy Series)
Employment and Your Medical Privacy (California Medical Privacy Series)
Health Information Exchange and Your Privacy (California Medical Privacy Series)
Health and Medical Privacy Laws (California Medical Privacy Series)
How Is Your Medical Information Used and Disclosed? (California Medical Privacy Series)
Your Medical Information and Your Rights (California Medical Privacy Series)
Retail
Communications
Telemarketing: How to Have a Quiet Evening at Home
How to Put an End to Unwanted or Harassing Phone Calls
Hang Up on Harassment: Dealing with Cellular Phone Abuse
Technology
Online Privacy: Using the Internet Safely
Social Networking Privacy: How to be Safe, Secure and Social
Mobile Health and Fitness Apps: What Are the Privacy Risks?
Online Harassment & Cyberstalking
Securing Your Computer to Maintain Your Privacy
Credit Reporting and Consumer Reports
Credit Reporting Basics: How Private is My Credit Report?
Your Credit Score: How It All Adds Up
CLUE and You: How Insurers Size You Up
"Other" Consumer Reports: What You Should Know about "Specialty" Reports
Financial
Is Your Financial Information Safe?
Privacy When You Pay: Credit, Debit, Cash and More
Debt Collection and Your Rights
At Home
The Renter's Guide to Tenant Privacy Rights
Personal Record Retention and Destruction Plan
Opt-Out Resources for Unwanted Junk Mail
California's "Shine the Light" Marketing and Junk Mail Law
Identity Theft and Government Records
Government Records and Your Privacy
My Social Security Number - How Secure Is It?
What to Do When You Receive a Data Breach Notice