USA Privacy Laws

The Privacy Act of 1974, as amended to present, including Statutory Notes (5 U.S.C. 552a), Protects records about individuals retrieved by personal identifiers such as a name, social security number, or other identifying number or symbol.

Operationalize US Privacy Requirements

Who does the US Privacy Laws apply to?

Data subject under the United States. There are two different types of data-handlers the legislation applies to: ‘processors’ and ‘controllers’.

Personal data

Personal data to include all information that could be used to indirectly identify individuals

Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA).

A process designed to identify risks arising out of the processing of personal data and to minimise these risks as far and as early as possible

Business Purpose & Lawfulness

Data processing must be legal, and the information collected used fairly.

Data Subject Rights

US Privacy Laws has empowered users by giving them an array of new rights regarding their personal data.

Breach Notification

In case of any compromise of user data, the organization is obliged to report data breaches to the ones affected as well as the relevant regulatory body so everything possible can be done to restrict the damage.