HR 13774 · 93th Congress · Right of privacy
Code of Fair Information Practices
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1974-03-27)
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Code of Fair Information Practices - Provides that organizations keeping records of personal data, which are not part of an administrative automated personal data system, shall not transfer such data to another organization, without the prior informed consent of the individual to whom the data pertains, if because of such transfer the data will become part of an administrative automated personal data system not subject to these requirements. Requires any organization maintaining an administrative automated personal data system to: (1) specify penalties for employees who contribute to disciplinary action against individuals who bring to the attention of authorities, the press, or the public, evidence of unfair personal information practice; (2) maintain a complete record of every access to, and use made of, any data in the system, including the identity of those to which access has been given; and (3) maintain data in the system with accuracy, completeness, and timeliness. Requires organizations maintaining administrative automated data systems to give annual public notice of the existence and character of its system, which shall specify: (1) the categories of data kept; (2) the org…
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