Toward A 21st Century Framework for Federal Government Privacy Policy

Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB), Toward A 21st Century Framework for Federal Government Privacy Policy, May 2009

  • “[this]…report analyzes issues and makes recommendations around updating privacy law and policy in light of technological change. The Privacy Act of 1974 is the basis for much of the legal and policy framework by which the U.S. Government handles personal information. At the same time, vast changes in technology since 1974 have transformed how Federal agencies collect, use, and distribute information in major ways. While the fundamentals of the Act—the principles of fair information practices remain relevant and current, the letter of the Act and related law and policy may not reflect the realities of current technologies and information systems and do not protect against many important threats to privacy. Moreover, new technologies, not covered by the Act, are generating new questions and concerns; and government use of private‐sector databases now allows the collection and use of detailed personal information with little privacy protections. The attached report examines these issues, and is based on a record that has been developed through the Board’ having heard from numerous panels of experts for several years. The Board provides analysis and makes recommendations for the Administration and Congress to consider.”
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