• ABA - Electronic Freedom of Information Act
• Access Reports - Freedom of Information Freedom of information and privacy issues, policy trends, court decisions, legislation, regulations, and agency guidance.
• AHIMA's Model Health Information Legislation American Health Information Management Association language for model health information legislation on creation, authentication and retention of computer-based patient medical records.
• Citizens' Council on Health Care - Patient and Medical Confidentiality Analyzes and discusses the impact of current and proposed policies regarding health care.
• Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility Features archive of conference and written materials.
• Department of Justice FOIA Page All agencies of the United States government are required to disclose records upon receiving a written request for them, except for those records that are protected from disclosure by the nine exemptions and three exclusions of the FOIA.
• Disclosure of Records to Data Collection Companies (AMA Opinions & Standards) Data collection from computerized or other patient records for marketing purposes raises serious ethical concerns.
• DOJ - Constitutional Concerns Raised by the Collections of Information Antipiracy Act The Supreme Court's decision in Feist Publications. Inc., v Rural Tel. Serv. Co., 499 U.S. 340 (1991), indicates that Congress may not, pursuant to the Intellectual Property Clause of the Constitution create such "sweat of the brow" protection for compiled facts, at least insofar as such protection would extend to what the Court termed the non-original portion of such a compilation.
• EFF "Privacy - Workplace Monitoring & Employer/Employee Privacy Conflicts" Archive Resources and descriptions.
• Electronic Privacy Information Center Articles, news, newsletter, and links about electronic privacy issues.
• Employee Monitoring - Is There Privacy in the Workplace? By the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. New technologies make it possible for employers to monitor many aspects of their employees' jobs.
• Employment Background Checks - A Jobseeker's Guide Employers use them to verify the accuracy of information provided by jobseekers. Background reports may also uncover information left out of the application or interview.
• EPIC Privacy Archives Privacy resources from A to Z.
• European Union Data Protection Directive From the Center for Democracy and Technology.
• Freedom of Information & the Internet - An Electronic Window on to Government
• Freedom of Information Act Guide From DOJ.
• German Privacy Information
• Health and Medical Informatics Digest
• How to Obtain Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce Certificates From the CDC. An alphabetical directory is provided for those users who want direct access to individual State and territory information.
• Information Policy For The U.S. Health Sector - Engineering, Political Economy, and Ethics The biggest information privacy issue in the 1990s will involve health care information.
• International Privacy Documents Conventions, human rights agreements, european agreements and documents.
• Legislative Survey of State Confidentiality Laws This report examines current state and federal law protecting the confidentiality of health information.
• Major Current Issue Clusters
• Medical Records Privacy - Access Needed for Health Research, but Oversight of Privacy Protections Is Limited Examines how medical information is used for research and the need for personally identifiable information.
• Online Privacy Alliance Information on protecting users' privacy online. Links to other online privacy resources.
• Opposition to Law Officers Having Unfettered Access to Medical Records PDF file. Unlike physicians, many of the great and increasing number of people who now have access to medical records have taken no oath to protect either the privacy or the well-being of patients.
• Patient Confidentiality From the AMA. Physicians have always had a duty to keep their patients' confidences.
• Personal Privacy and Access to Medical Databases
• Privacy International Watchdog on surveillance by governments and corporations. Based in London, UK, and is administered by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) in Washington, D.C.
• Privacy Policy for FTC Website Review the Federal Trade Commission's privacy statement.
• Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Fact sheets, identity theft resources and more.
• PrivacyLaw.net Includes news, statutes and more in the area of cyberspace privacy.
• PrivacySpot.com News analysis and index of links to privacy laws, data protection laws, and related subjects.
• Privacytimes.com Privacy news, information, law and policy, including Internet privacy issues.
• Public Agenda - Internet Free Speech and Privacy Discussion of free speech and privacy on the Internet. Includes public opinion poll results.
• Questions and Answers on the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act Basic guidance about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act of 1974, to assist members of the public in exercising their rights.
• Stanford Database Protection Page Links to legislation and treaties, organizations, analysis and reports.
• Surfer Beware - Personal Privacy and the Internet EPIC reviewed 100 of the most frequently visited web sites on the Internet, checking whether sites collected personal information, had established privacy policies, made use of cookies, and allowed people to visit without disclosing their actual identity.
• The Medical Records Institute Shaping the world of electronic health records.
• The National Freedom of Information Coalition State FOIA resources and information.
• The Surveillance Society - Minnesota Public Radio Coverage A group of on-air programs about the privacy issue in America and the world.
• Yahoo Privacy

 

Other Government Documents

• GAO Report Focuses on federal laws and regulations requiring or restricting SSN use and the impacts of these proposed regulations.