Privacy Laws Governing the Public Sector

1. General Laws

• The Privacy Act of 1974
• The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act
• The eGovernment Act of 2002
• The Freedom of Information Act
• The Computer Security Act
• The Paperwork Reduction Act

2. Specific Laws

• The Electronic Communications Privacy Act
• The Right to Financial Privacy Act
• The Driver's Privacy Protection Act
• The Privacy Protection Act of 1980
• The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
• Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act Of 1996

3. U.S. Federal Government Policies

• OMB Circular No. A-130
• OMB Memorandum No. M-3-22
• OMB Memorandum No. M-99-18
• OMB "Cookie" Policy
• Other OMB Guidelines

4. DOJ Policies

• Incident Response Procedures for Data Breaches Involving Personally Identifiable Information