1、1 Alan F. Westin, Privacy and Freedom (New York: Atheneum, 1970), pp. 337-338.Order Code RS21851Updated August 23, 2007Privacy Protection: Mandating NewArrangements to Implement and AssessFederal Privacy Policy and PracticeHarold C. RelyeaSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Fina
2、nce DivisionSummaryWhen Congress enacted the Privacy Act of 1974, it established a temporarynational study commission to conduct a comprehensive assessment of privacy policy andpractice. While the panel subsequently produced a landmark July 1977 report, itsrecommendations were not legislatively impl
3、emented. Nonetheless, interest in creatingnew arrangements for better implementing and assessing federal privacy policies andpractices continued, as the recent establishment of a Privacy and Civil LibertiesOversight Board and assignment of privacy officer responsibilities in certaindepartments and a
4、gencies attest. This report tracks active legislative efforts (H.R. 1; S.4; S. 332) to further privacy policy in the 110th Congress, and will be updated as eventswarrant.An expectation of personal privacy not being intruded upon seemingly haslong prevailed among American citizens. By one assessment,
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