What regulations or laws are in place that help to protect an individual’s privacy?
There is no single U.S. law that deals with protecting an individual’s private information, but there are numerous laws for protecting privacy in specific industries or applications. It is important to note that, regardless of whether or not technology is implemented to support compliance with legislation, agencies or organizations must first establish policies and procedures that ensure information privacy. Then any technology implemented is only meant to streamline and enhance an organization’s ability to follow and enforce those policies and procedures. Some examples of privacy legislation include the following: • The Privacy Act was passed by Congress in 1974 to provide safeguards against the misuse of records by Federal agencies. It establishes a set of policies and procedures Federal agencies must follow as a means of protecting an individual’s privacy. • The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides standards for security and privacy of individually id
