Who does the Privacy Act of 1974 protect?

The Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, establishes a code of fair information practices that governs the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of information about individuals that is maintained in systems of records by federal agencies.

What was the purpose of the Privacy Act of 1974?

§ 552a (1974) The purpose of the Privacy Act is to balance the government’s need to maintain information about individuals with the rights of individuals to be protected against unwarranted invasions of their privacy stemming from federal agencies’ collection, maintenance, use, and disclosure of personal information.

What is the Privacy Act of 1974 statement?

The Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, provides protection to individuals by ensuring that personal information collected by federal agencies is limited to that which is legally authorized and necessary, and is maintained in a manner which precludes unwarranted intrusions upon individual privacy.

What are the damages under the Privacy Act of 1974?

Plaintiffs must prove that some actual damages resulted from a federal agency’s intentional or willful violation of the Privacy Act of 1974 in order to qualify for the statutory minimum award of $1000 provided for such a violation under that statute.

Who was president when the Privacy Act was passed?

President Ford signed the Privacy Act into law by the new year. Joint Committee on Government Operations, 93d Congress, Legislative History of the Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-579). Chronology of the legislative history of, and amendments to, the Privacy Act of 1974.

How is epic violating the federal Privacy Act?

EPIC is seeking the ICE contracts with Palantir, as well as training materials, reports, analysis, and other documents. The ICE Investigative Case Management System and the FALCON system now connect personal data across federal government, oftentimes in violation of the federal Privacy Act.

Are there any privacy law cases in Canada?

There were posts on the Canadian Privacy Law blog and on The Court.ca blog. A case involving a claim for misuse of private information and copyright infringement arising from a book authored by the claimant’s ex-wife.