S 2810 · 93th Congress · Right of privacy

Right of Privacy Act

Introduced 1973-12-13· Sponsored by Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.(1973-12-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Right to Privacy Act - Expresses the findings of Congress and declares that the purpose of this Act is to insure safeguards for personal privacy from recordkeeping organizations by adherence to enumerated principles of information practice. Sets forth the definitions of terms used in this Act. Provides that any organization maintaining an administrative automated personal data system shall: (1) identify one person immediately responsible for the system; (2) inform each of its employees having any function in the operation of the system, or the use of any data contained therein, about all safeguard requirements; (3) specify penalties to be applied to any employee who contributes to any disciplinary or other punitive action against any individual who brings to the attention of appropriate authorities, the press, or any member of the public, evidence of unfair personal information practice; (4) take reasonable precautions to protect data in the system from any anticipated threats or hazards to the security of the system; (5) make no transfer of individually identifiable personal data to another system without specifying requirements for security of the data and determining that the co…

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