Privacy: Total Information Awareness Programs and Related Information Access, Collection, And Protection Laws

By Stevens, Gina Marie

Book Id: WPLBN0000003047
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 0.2 MB
Reproduction Date: 2008

Title:	Privacy: Total Information Awareness Programs and Related Information Access, Collection, And Protection Laws
Author:	Stevens, Gina Marie
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
Collections:	Government Library Collection
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Publisher:	Government Printing Office


Citation APA MLA Chicago Stevens, G. M. (n.d.). Privacy: Total Information Awareness Programs and Related Information Access, Collection, And Protection Laws. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Excerpt
Excerpt: The September 11th terrorist attacks increased government awareness of the inadequacies of its information gathering techniques, its information technology, and its information holdings. To remedy this situation various federal agencies are addressing issues that may possibly have a direct bearing on the balance between the government’s need for information and an individual’s expectation of privacy in their information. This report describes the Total Information Awareness (TIA) programs underway in the Department of Defense (DOD) which may develop prototype research and development technologies for information gathering and analysis capabilities that could be used by DOD and other agencies. It will then discuss current laws and safeguards to protect the privacy of personal information...

Table of Contents
Contents Total Information Awareness Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Data Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Legal Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Federal Laws Governing Federal Government Access to Information . . . . . 4 Federal Government Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The Privacy Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Education Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 . . . . . . . 8 Telecommunications Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Telecommunications Act of 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Health Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Motor Vehicle Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Communications and Communications Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11