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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:amendedBy
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gptkb:Computer_Matching_and_Privacy_Protection_Act_of_1988
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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federal agencies
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:1974_in_American_law
Privacy law
United States federal privacy legislation
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gptkbp:codifiedIn
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gptkb:5_U.S.C._§_552a
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gptkbp:compatibleWith
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
courts
private companies
state and local governments
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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December 31, 1974
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Privacy Act of 1974 (US)
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gptkbp:prohibits
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disclosure of personal information without consent
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gptkbp:provides
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civil remedies for violations
criminal penalties for certain violations
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gptkbp:publicLawNumber
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gptkb:Pub.L._93–579
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gptkbp:purpose
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to grant individuals access to records about themselves
to establish a code of fair information practices
to safeguard individual privacy from misuse of federal records
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Federal_Records_Act
gptkb:E-Government_Act_of_2002
gptkb:Freedom_of_Information_Act_(FOIA)
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gptkbp:requires
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federal agencies to publish notice of their record systems
agencies to allow individuals to access and amend their records
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:Gerald_Ford
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gptkbp:startDate
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September 27, 1975
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Right_to_Privacy
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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