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Office of Privacy Protection

Federal Privacy Laws: Government Records Privacy (Federal)

Government Records Privacy (1 page PDF)

Federal Privacy Act of 1974 - 5 U.S. Code section 552a
This law applies to the records of federal government executive and regulatory agencies. It requires such agencies to apply basic fair information practices to records containing the personal information of most individuals.

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