Privacy issues are implicated in a wide range of activities in both our personal and public lives. Our concept of Privacy includes - Control of information concerning our personal life
- Freedom from intrusion upon one's seclusion
- Limits on publicity that places one in a false light
- Prevention of identity theft, and the theft of one's name or likeness
- Right to keep personal information confidential
General Privacy Principles for Public and Private Sectors - Personal information should be acquired, disclosed, and used only in ways that respect and individual's privacy.
- Personal information should not be improperly altered or destroyed.
- Personal information should be accurate, timely, complete, and relevant to the purpose for which it is provided and used.
Basic Principles of the Privacy Act of 1974 - Specifically mandates that the government
- inform people at the time it is collecting information about them, why the information is being collected and how it will be used.
- publish a notice in the Federal Register of new or revised system of records about individuals.
- publish a notice in the Federal Register before conducting a computer matching program.
- assure the information is accurate, relevant, complete, and up-to-date before disclosing it to others.
- allow individuals access to records on themselves.
- allow individuals to find out about disclosures of their records to other agencies and persons.
- provide individuals with the opportunity to correct inaccuracies in their records.
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