[gnso-dow123] GAO Report on Datamining

[Ross Rader <ross@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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Interesting view on US Federal Data mining activities.

Data Mining: Agencies Have Taken Key Steps to Protect Privacy in
Selected Efforts, but Significant Compliance Issues Remain. GAO-05-866,
August 15

http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-05-866

Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d05866high.pdf

Summary: "While the agencies responsible for these five efforts took
many of the key steps required by federal law and executive branch
guidance for the protection of personal information, they did not comply
with all related laws and guidance. Specifically, most agencies notified
the general public that they were collecting and using personal
information and provided opportunities for individuals to review
personal information when required by the Privacy Act. However, agencies
are also required to provide notice to individual respondents explaining
why the information is being collected; two agencies provided this
notice, one did not provide it, and two claimed an allowable exemption
from this requirement because the systems were used for law enforcement.
In addition, agency compliance with key security requirements was
inconsistent. Finally, three of the five agencies completed
privacy impact assessments?important for analyzing the privacy
implications of a system or data collection?but none of the assessments
fully complied with Office of Management and Budget guidance. Until
agencies fully comply with these requirements, they lack assurance that
individual privacy rights are being appropriately protected."

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