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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.