LibGuides: Information Privacy & Data Security: Federal Government Policy Statements

Agency Statements & Policy Documents

A good summary of the history and evolution of fair information practice statements on the federal level is Fair Information Practices: a Basic History, by noted privacy law expert, Robert Gellman.

Privacy Online: a Report to Congress
A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) document from 1998.
Privacy Online: Fair Information Practices in the Electronic Marketplace: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress
A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) document from 2000.
Fair Information Practices Principles (FIPP's)
A Dept. of Homeland Security document from 2008.
Privacy Policy Guidance Memorandum
A Dept. of Homeland Security document from 2008
National Strategies for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace
An Obama White House document from 2011.
Consumer Data Privacy in a Networked World: A Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital Economy
An Obama White House document from 2012. Contains a "Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights."
Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: Recommendations For Businesses and Policymakers
A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) document from 2012.
Big Data: Seizing Opportunities, Preserving Values
An Obama White House document from 2014.
OMB Circular A-130. Managing Information as a Strategic Resource
An Obama White House document from 2016.
Privacy Framework from the National Institute of Standards and Technology
The NIST privacy framework was released in January of 2020.