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Congress, industry, civil society and the White House have all taken steps toward the creation of a U.S. federal privacy law. What this law will look like — and when and if it will happen — are still very much in question, but day-by-day it’s looking more likely that a federal law is in the United States’ future.

The IAPP has been keeping track of the goings-on regarding a federal privacy law, and we’ve collected our news and resources here. The IAPP Resource Center also includes a “US State Privacy” topic page.

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Featured Resources

US Federal Privacy Legislation Tracker

This tracker organizes the privacy-related bills proposed in Congress to keep our members informed of developments within the federal privacy landscape.
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US Institutions Privacy Stakeholder Map

This infographic is designed to help privacy professionals understand the myriad of entities involved in setting policy and enforcing privacy rules across the three branches of the federal system.
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Rise of Prescriptive Technical Safeguards in FTC Settlements

This white paper reviews FTC settlements that have required increasingly specific remedies, and if organizations should begin implementing technologies promoted by the commission.
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Latest News and Resources

White House announces National Cybersecurity Strategy

U.S. President Joe Biden announced the National Cybersecurity Strategy, which aims to "secure the full benefits of a safe and secure digital ecosystem for all Americans." Notably, the Biden administration's strategy seeks to "rebalance the responsibility to defend cyberspace" and place obligations on "the organizations that are most capable and best-positioned to reduce risks for all of us." Privacy and data security are mentioned under the strategy's intended approach to "shape market forces to... Read More

US House lawmakers keep federal privacy legislation top of mind

U.S. Congress made bipartisan progress on comprehensive federal privacy legislation last year, advancing the proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act to the cusp of a U.S. House floor vote. The prioritization was no fluke and the 118th Congress is compelled to prove as much with eyes toward finalizing a national standard again this year. A step forward for 2023 federal privacy law prospects came with the latest Congressional hearing dedicated to privacy hosted by the House Committee on... Read More

A short history of privacy in US State of the Union addresses

The State of the Union address has a long history in the United States, going back to the Constitution and birth of the Republic, when President George Washington set the precedent by sharing his report on the country with both houses of Congress. That tradition did not last long, however, as less than a decade later, Thomas Jefferson, the nation’s third president, simply presented the legislature with a written report. Fast forward to the early 20th century and find that Woodrow Wilson revived... Read More

Report offers suggestions for updating US CMPPA

The U.S. Congressional Research Service issued a report on potential ways to update the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act, a law passed in 1988 to establish “procedures for agencies when they disclose and match data on individuals for certain purposes.” The report outlined changes such as “clarifying the scope of the CMPPA, developing an accurate accounting of matching programs … and assessing regulation and oversight of data matching.”Full Story... Read More

Infographic: FTC Privacy Rulemaking – The Steps to Get There
(IAPP)
What the 2022 midterm election results mean for US privacy law
(IAPP, November 2022)
White House executive order brings EU-US data flow deal closer to finish line
(IAPP, October 2022)
The EU-US Data Privacy Framework: A new era for data transfers?
(IAPP, October 2022)
UK-US data access agreement takes effect
(IAPP, October 2022)
Twitter whistleblower testifies before US Senate Judiciary Committee
(IAPP, September 2022)
Pelosi opposes proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act, seeks new preemption compromise
(IAPP, September 2022)
A view from DC: ‘Dear Speaker Pelosi’
(IAPP, August 2022)
The FTC’s privacy rulemaking: Risks and opportunities
(IAPP, August 2022)
Reframing data privacy
(IAPP, August 2022)
FTC officially launches privacy rulemaking endeavor
(IAPP, August 2022)
A pitch for final compromise with proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act
(IAPP, August 2022)
What’s next at the FTC?
(IAPP, August 2022)
US senators introduce bipartisan Improving Digital Identity Act
(IAPP, July 2022)
US Senate committee advances two children’s privacy bills
(IAPP, July 2022)
American Data Privacy and Protection Act heads for US House floor
(IAPP, July 2022)
House subcommittee advances American Data Privacy and Protection Act
(IAPP, June 2022)
A view from DC — A look at the updated American Data Protection and Privacy Act
(IAPP, June 2022)
US House committee showcases federal privacy momentum, opportunity
(IAPP, June 2022)
What does the newest U.S. privacy bill mean for cybersecurity?
(IAPP, June 2022)
Understanding the scope of the draft American Data Privacy and Protection Act
(IAPP, June 2022)
Negotiating privacy: Bipartisan agreement on US privacy rights in the 117th Congress
(IAPP, May 2022)
A viable US privacy bill: Could this be the one?
(IAPP, June 2022)
US lawmakers unveil bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act
(IAPP, June 2022)
Distilling the essence of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act discussion draft
(IAPP, June 2022)
We’re so close to getting data loyalty right
(IAPP, June 2022)
US lawmakers closing in on bipartisan privacy framework
(IAPP, June 2022)
A View From DC: If Federal Privacy Passed, What Would It Look Like?
(IAPP, May 2022)
The Constitutional Right To Privacy
(IAPP, May 2022)
Leaked Roe v. Wade opinion sparks right-to-privacy concerns
(IAPP, May 2022)
What Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s US Supreme Court appointment could mean for privacy
(IAPP, April 2022)
US cybersecurity director on how government can form new social contract with tech industry
(IAPP, April 2022)
Microsoft’s Smith implores US to keep pace in global privacy conversation
(IAPP, April 2022)
FTC Chair Lina Khan anticipated to share privacy vision
(IAPP, March 2022)
Biden’s State of the Union remarks put children’s privacy front and center
(IAPP, March 2022)
Key data security insights from FTC CafePress settlement
(IAPP, March 2022)
US House subcommittee talks proposed surveillance ad ban, Big Tech accountability
(IAPP, March 2022)
US House committee re-opens dialogue on federal privacy legislation
(IAPP, February 2022)
US senators propose Kids Online Safety Act
(IAPP, February 2022)
White House releases public responses on AI uses
(IAPP, February 2022)
Biden re-nominates Bedoya for FTC commissioner
(IAPP, January 2022)
FTC takes steps toward privacy, AI rulemaking
(IAPP, December 2021)
Australia, US reach crime data sharing agreement
(IAPP, December 2021)
Latest Senate hearing casts wide net on US data brokerage
(IAPP, December 2021)
Senators introduce Protecting Sensitive Personal Data Act
(IAPP, November 2021)
PSR21 keynote stage: Federal privacy law holds the keys
(IAPP, October 2021)
Facebook whistleblower’s revelations boost federal privacy law chatter
(IAPP, October 2021)
Senate committee talks need for FTC resources, federal privacy law
(IAPP, September 2021)
2021 Proposed Comprehensive US Privacy Legislation
(IAPP, September 2021)
Study: Americans want government to prioritize data security, privacy
(IAPP, September 2021)
Privacy bills in the 117th Congress
(IAPP, August 2021)
Standing issues in U.S. privacy class actions
(IAPP, August 2021)
Federal privacy law important to long-term future of data flows
(IAPP, July 2021)
GOP lawmakers unveil more details on draft privacy law
(IAPP, July 2021)
Sen. Wicker introduces federal US privacy bill
(IAPP, July 2021)
FPF analyzes data protection implications of Biden executive order
(IAPP, July 2021)
Why a US privacy law is needed for vaccine passports
(IAPP, June 2021)
Rep. DelBene on what it will take to pass US privacy legislation
(IAPP, June 2021)
Sen. Scott introduces the DATA Act
(IAPP, May 2021)
Web Conference: Finding Sweet Spots for Successful Compromise on a Federal Privacy Law
(IAPP, May 2021)
From the Filing Cabinet to the Cloud: Updating the Privacy Act of 1974
(World Privacy Forum, May 2021)
Web Conference: The Great Privacy Patchwork: Is a US Privacy Law Essential for 2021?
(IAPP, April 2021)
6 things to watch for in the US privacy law debate
(IAPP, April 2021)
April Doss on US surveillance, global data flows and Big Tech after the Russia investigation
(IAPP, April 2021)
DelBene talks need for US privacy legislation, lawmakers’ tech knowledge
(IAPP, April 2021)
Wyden unveils privacy bill banning data sales to ‘unfriendly’ foreign entities
(IAPP, April 2021)
How state laws, FTC can help define ‘data brokers’ in a US privacy law
(IAPP, April 2021)
Will expectations for US privacy legislation overwhelm the process?
(IAPP, March 2021)
The first but not last comprehensive US privacy bill of 2021
(IAPP, March 2021)
How the lack of a federal privacy law is resulting in a problematic application of the CFAA
(IAPP, February 2021)
US lawmakers introduce contact tracing privacy bill
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Federal data privacy regulation is on the way — That’s a good thing
(IAPP, January 2021)
Big Tech privacy pros express optimism for federal US privacy law
(IAPP, January 2021)
2021 ‘best chance’ for US privacy legislation
(IAPP, December 2020)
Rep. DelBene: Congress needs ‘urgency’ with US privacy law
(IAPP, November 2020)
CIPL Concept Proposal: Why We Need Interstate Privacy Rules for the US
(CIPL, September 2020)
US Senate hearing covers COVID-19, the need for a federal privacy law and familiar roadblocks
(IAPP, September 2020)
CIPL: Data Protection in the New Decade – Lessons from COVID-19 for a US Privacy Framework
(CIPL, August 2020)
Protect consumer privacy: Repeal GLBA’s privacy provisions
(IAPP, July 2020)
Keeping the fires burning for federal privacy legislation
(IAPP, June 2020)
US lawmakers propose bipartisan contact tracing bill
(IAPP, June 2020)
The Privacy Advisor Podcast: How can we overcome gridlock on a U.S. privacy bill?
(IAPP, June 2020)
Stakeholders: Despite setbacks, federal privacy legislation still essential
(IAPP, June 2020)
Republican senators to introduce the COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act
(IAPP, May 2020)
Democrats propose Public Health Emergency Privacy Act
(IAPP, May 2020)
FTC’s Wilson: US privacy law needed as contact tracing moves forward
(IAPP, May 2020)
Op-ed: Whistleblower protection needed in federal data privacy law
(IAPP, April 2020)
Survey: Americans want laws protecting online data
(IAPP, April 2020)
Web Conference: Privacy Regulation Update: New and Evolving State and Federal Laws
(IAPP, March 2020)
How Americans see digital privacy issues amid the COVID-19 outbreak
(Pew Research Center, March 2020)
White Paper – COPRA and CDPA: Similarities, Gray Areas and Differences
(IAPP, February 2020)
Tracking the politics of US privacy legislation
(IAPP, December 2019)
Former US privacy officials say ‘not so fast’ on federal law
(IAPP, October 2019)
What is a robocall, anyway?
(IAPP, September 2019)
More Companies Must Comply with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, But Don’t Know It. Are You One of Them?
(IAPP, July 2019)
10 Principles for a Revised US Privacy Framework
(Centre for Information Policy Leadership, July 2019)
U.S. Consumer Privacy Bill Blueprint
(Mozilla, July 2019)
US Senate grapples with how to regulate AI
(IAPP, June 2019)
The importance of a mandatory arbitration carve-out in a US privacy law
(IAPP, May 2019)
The Privacy Advisor Podcast: Did this US Senate hearing on federal privacy push the ball forward?
(IAPP, May 2019)
White Paper – Consensus and Controversy in the Debate Over US Federal Data Privacy Legislation
(IAPP, January 2019)
Guide to the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act
(IAPP, February 2018)
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Federal Trade Commission Developments

The United States’ primary consumer protection agency, the FTC collects complaints about companies, business practices and identity theft under the FTC Act and other laws that they enforce or administer.

A healthy dose of consent: Takeaways from the FTC’s GoodRx case

In what the U.S. Federal Trade Commission calls a "first-of-its-kind" enforcement action, the FTC filed a proposed order against GoodRx, a U.S. health care company, for violating the Health Breach Notification Rule and the FTC Act. The proposed order prohibits GoodRx from disclosing user health data for advertising purposes and requires payment of a $1.5 million civil penalty, 0.2% of the company's 2021 gross global revenue. This case signals an increase in the FTC's use of its unfairness author... Read More

Takeaways from Epic Games settlement: Teen privacy arrives at the FTC

After years of developing under the surface, teen privacy safeguards in the United States may have finally reached puberty. Although headlines about the Federal Trade Commission’s enforcement action against Epic Games are likely to focus on the high price tag — $275 million in administrative penalties and $245 million in consumer refunds — privacy professionals should zoom in on the operational takeaways for any organization that runs an online site or service used by individuals under 18, wheth... Read More

Top takeaways from the FTC-GoodRx case: A chat with Kirk Nahra
(IAPP, February 2023)
FTC releases updated interactive health care app compliance tool
(IAPP, December 2022)
The FTC’s rapidly evolving standards for MFA
(IAPP, November 2022)
Maximize your minimization and other takeaways from the FTC’s Drizly case
(IAPP, October 2022)
FTC event on digital advertising to children looks at brand-influencer relationships
(IAPP, October 2022)
At P.S.R. 2022: FTC likely to extend ANPRM comment period
(IAPP, October 2022)
FTC privacy rulemaking forum brings industry, advocate views to the forefront
(IAPP, September 2022)
Start your engines: What does FTC rulemaking mean for privacy?
(IAPP, August 2022)
The FTC’s privacy rulemaking: Risks and opportunities
(IAPP, August 2022)
FTC officially launches privacy rulemaking endeavor
(IAPP, August 2022)
What’s next at the FTC?
(IAPP, August 2022)
FTC commissioner Phillips to resign in coming months
(IAPP, August 2022)
FTC Report: Combatting Online Harms Through Innovation
(FTC, June 2022)
FTC signals expanded breach notice obligations
(IAPP, June 2022)
FTC fines Twitter $150M for deceptive data collection
(IAPP, May 2022)
FTC’s edtech vote brings consensus, dispute among commissioners
(IAPP, May 2022)
US Senate confirms Alvaro Bedoya to FTC as fifth and final commissioner
(IAPP, May 2022)
Keynote: Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2022)
(IAPP, April 2022)
FTC chair touts ‘interdisciplinary approach’ to data privacy, security
(IAPP, April 2022)
Key data security insights from FTC CafePress settlement
(IAPP, March 2022)
Hidden privacy lessons in the FTC’s CafePress security enforcement
(IAPP, March 2022)
FTC Consumer Sentinel Network Databook 2021
(FTC, February 2022)
FTC Chair Lina Khan opens up on tech enforcement
(IAPP, January 2022)
Web Conference: Grappling with the FTC’s Safeguards Rule: New Requirements and How to Comply
(IAPP, December 2021)
FTC takes steps toward privacy, AI rulemaking
(IAPP, December 2021)
Why FTC’s GLB Safeguards Rule update is noteworthy
(IAPP, February 2021)
On the horizon: FTC’s Slaughter maps data regulation’s potential future
(IAPP, November 2021)
Connecting the dots: Making sense of recent FTC developments
(IAPP, October 2021)
FTC Staff Report: Examining the Privacy Practices of Six Major Internet Service Providers
(FTC, October 2021)
Important FTC Rules for Health Apps Outside of HIPAA
(Holland & Knight, September 2021)
Democrats urge FTC to begin privacy rulemaking
(IAPP, September 2021)
FTC Report on Privacy and Security
(FTC, September 2021)
FTC Commissioner explores potential AI harms, how FTC can help
(IAPP, August 2021)
FTC’s Khan talks digital platforms’ role in fraud, consumer privacy
(IAPP, July 2021)
Web Conference: FTC Rulemaking: A Solution for Federal Privacy Regulation?
(IAPP, June 2021)
What the FTC could be doing (but isn’t) to protect privacy: The FTC’s Unused Authorites
(Electronic Privacy Information Center, June 2021)
FTC reaches $20M settlement with Vivint Smart Homes over FCRA allegations
(IAPP, April 2021)
Tainted fruit: Disgorgement of data from the FTC and beyond
(IAPP, April 2021)
Lawmakers urge FTC to investigate Google’s marketing of children’s apps
(IAPP, April 2021)
FTC publishes recommendations on AI
(IAPP, April 2021)
FTC Zoom agreement highlights security, dissents foreshadow the importance of privacy in the future
(IAPP, November 2020)
FTC orders Zoom to tighten data security practices
(IAPP, November 2020)
Lawmakers ask FTC to investigate mobile industry’s digital ad-tracking practices
(IAPP, August 2020)
Keeping your shield up: Unpacking the FTC’s Privacy Shield enforcement action
(IAPP, July 2020)
FTC: COPPA Guidance for Ed Tech Companies and Schools during the Coronavirus
(FTC, February 2020)
LinkedIn Live: Discussing the 3 things to know about the FTC-Facebook settlement
(IAPP, July 2019)
LinkedIn Live: Reacting to the FTC-Facebook settlement
(IAPP, July 2019)
The Privacy Advisor Podcast: Is the FTC’s COPPA settlement with Google and YouTube a ‘game-changer’?
(IAPP, September 2019)
What about the kids? FTC begins process of potential COPPA amendments
(IAPP, August 2019)
FTC chair suggests record fines are coming
(IAPP, May 2019)
FTC Model Financial Privacy Forms
(FTC, April 2018)
White Paper – Study: What FTC Enforcement Actions Teach Us About the Features of Reasonable Privacy and Data Security Practices
(IAPP, October 2014)
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Other U.S. Government Agency Developments

White House OSTP releases 'Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights'

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy published "Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights," which provides design, development and deployment guidelines for artificial intelligence technologies. Data privacy, algorithmic discrimination protections and user choice principles are among the OTSP's "five common sense protections to which everyone in America should be entitled." The OTSP said the blueprint is "a vision for a society" and its AI use focuses on protections from the onset, i... Read More

US Department of Defense – Responsible AI Guidelines

The U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit released “responsible artificial intelligence” guidelines, required to be used by third-party developers building AI systems for the military. The guidelines cover planning, development and deployment, and include procedures for identifying users of the technology and those who could be harmed by it, as well as potential harms and how to avoid them. Read More

Report shows ICE uses data brokers to access Americans’ personal data
(IAPP, May 2022)
Homeland Security Privacy Office – Annual Reports
(US Department of Homeland Security, February 2021)
DOJ rolls out cyberfraud enforcement program
(IAPP, October 2021)
Survey: 36% in government sector plan to increase AI investments
(IAPP, October 2021)
Op-ed: IRS surveillance of bank accounts would threaten taxpayer privacy
(IAPP, October 2021)
Senate confirms Rohit Chopra as director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
(IAPP, October 2021)
US Census Bureau, USAID urged to improve privacy practices
(IAPP, August 2021)
GAO issues report on government facial recognition use
(IAPP, August 2021)
DOD Inspector General publishes advisory on removing data from Afghanistan
(IAPP, August 2021)
DOJ to study use of AI in analyzing prison phone calls
(IAPP, August 2021)
DHS releases strategic plan on AI, machine learning
(IAPP, August 2021)
U.S. Census Bureau releases differential privacy guidelines
(IAPP, June 2021)
CBP’s asylum seekers app brings privacy concerns
(IAPP, June 2021)
Biden issues EO to boost US cybersecurity
(IAPP, May 2021)
Sens. propose bipartisan bill to update COPPA
(IAPP, May 2021)
DOJ launches task force to address ransomware threats
(IAPP, April 2021)
NIST issues report on IoT home device workshop
(IAPP, April 2021)
Education department probing Florida school’s data sharing
(IAPP, April 2021)
Public should know FISC opinions
(IAPP, April 2021)
FBI accessed computers to delete Microsoft Exchange hacks
(IAPP, April 2021)
For DHS’ Lynn Parker Dupree, CPO role is a homecoming
(IAPP, March 2021)
Credit washing is dirty business
(IAPP, March 2021)
Why the Biden administration should ‘go big’ on global data transfers solution
(IAPP, February 2021)
Kamala Harris to prioritize cybersecurity in US foreign policy
(IAPP, February 2021)
Homeland Security Privacy Office Annual Reports
(US Department of Homeland Security, January 2022)
Biden appoints Christopher Hoff to oversee Privacy Shield talks
(IAPP, January 2021)
Protecting privacy during turbulent times
(IAPP, January 2021)
White House enacts IoT cybersecurity law for federal agencies
(IAPP, December 2020)
How might the 117th Congress approach privacy and cybersecurity?
(IAPP, December 2020)
United States Government Accountability Office — Artificial Intelligence in Health Care
(U.S. GAO, December 2020)
How US, EU approach regulating ‘dark patterns’
(IAPP, December 2020)
What could a Biden administration mean for privacy, cybersecurity?
(IAPP, November 2020)
Senate passes Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act
(IAPP, November 2020)
Closing in on the US election with voter privacy and election security
(IAPP, October 2020)
The Privacy Advisor Podcast: The US SAFE DATA Act and this week’s Senate hearing
(IAPP, September 2020)
What a time to be the CPO of the CDC
(IAPP, August 2020)
The evolution of the ‘reasonable security’ standard in the US context
(IAPP, June 2020)
Judge finds FBI, NSA violated surveillance laws
(IAPP, September 2020)
DHS seeks increased CBP biometric collection
(IAPP, September 2020)
Schiff, lawmakers accused of protecting unlawful surveillance practices
(IAPP, August 2020)
Contract indicates Secret Service purchased phone location data
(IAPP, August 2020)
Social Media Monitoring: How the Department of Homeland Security Uses Digital Data in the Name of National Security
(Brennan Center for Justice, March 2020)
Senate approves privacy-focused FISA amendment
(IAPP, May 2020)
Republican senators to introduce the COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act
(IAPP, May 2020)
The Guide to U.S. Government Practice on Global Sharing of Personal Information, Third Edition
(IAPP, March 2020)
Senate holds ‘paper hearing’ on tracking consumers to fight pandemic
(IAPP, April 2020)
US senators advised to stop using Zoom
(IAPP, April 2020)
Synthetic data offers advanced privacy for the Census Bureau, business
(IAPP, April 2020)
HHS notice on telehealth penalties raises privacy concerns
(IAPP, March 2020)
Takeaways from new White House annual report on AI
(IAPP, February 2020)
LinkedIn Live: Discussing the 3 things to know about the FTC-Facebook settlement
(IAPP, July 2019)
LinkedIn Live: Reacting to the FTC-Facebook settlement
(IAPP, July 2019)
US lawmakers consider whether your data should be a ‘property right’
(IAPP, October 2019)
At US House hearing, lawmakers examine data privacy’s role in competition
(IAPP, October 2019)
Online Trust Audit – 2020 U.S. Presidential Campaigns
(Online Trust Alliance, October 2019)
So the fine is $5B: Does that change anything?
(IAPP, July 2019)
US lawmakers respond to Facebook’s $5B FTC settlement
(IAPP, July 2019)
US Senate hearing puts AI regulation under the microscope
(IAPP, June 2019)
US Senate report criticizes federal agencies’ data protection track record
(IAPP, June 2019)
US Senate grapples with how to regulate AI
(IAPP, June 2019)
At hearing, US sens. incredulous data broker industry didn’t show up
(IAPP, June 2019)
Senate committee imagines future financial privacy rules
(IAPP, May 2019)
How to get ready for potential amendments to US children’s privacy law
(IAPP, March 2019)
How should we regulate facial-recognition technology?
(IAPP, January 2019)
US Supreme Court case may have far-reaching privacy implications
(IAPP, January 2019)
The shutdown’s impact on government privacy work
(IAPP, January 2019)
Toolkit for Recruiting, Hiring, and Retaining Privacy Professionals in the Federal Government
(U.S. Federal Privacy Council, January 2017)
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Laws and Definitions

Bank Secrecy Act, The

A U.S. federal law that requires U.S. financial institutions and money services businesses (MSBs), which are entities that sell money orders or provide cash transfer services, to record, retain and report certain financial transactions to the federal government. This requirement is meant to assist the government in the investigation of money laundering, tax evasion, terrorist financing and various other domestic and international criminal activities. Link to text of law: The Bank Secrecy Act (B... Read More

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998

A U.S. federal law that applies to the operators of commercial websites and online services that are directed to children under the age of 13. It also applies to general audience websites and online services that have actual knowledge that they are collecting personal information from children under the age of 13. COPPA requires these website operators: to post a privacy notice on the homepage of the website; provide notice about collection practices to parents; obtain verifiable parental consen... Read More

CIO Council

The CIO Council is the principal interagency forum on Federal agency practices for IT management. Originally established by Executive Order 13011 (Federal Information Technology) and later codified by the E-Government Act of 2002, the CIO Council’s mission is to improve practices related to the design, acquisition, development, modernization, use, sharing and performance of Federal Government information resources.... Read More

Controlled Unclassified Information

A system that standardizes and simplifies the way the executive branch handles unclassified information that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls, pursuant to and consistent with applicable law, regulations, and government-wide policies.  The program emphasizes the openness and uniformity of government-wide practices.  Its purpose is to address the current inefficient and confusing patchwork that leads to inconsistent marking and safeguarding as well as restrictive dissemination polic... Read More