Privacy Act

quotes from Privacy Act
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The Privacy Act, however,states that certain types of personal information are excluded from the definition for purposes of use and disclosure and therefore need not be protected. This means that these types of personal information may be posted on a departmental wiki or blog. These types of information include the following:

information about an individual who is or was an officer or employee of a government institution that relates to the position or functions of the individual, including the following:

the fact that the individual is or was an officer or employee of the government institution;
the title, business address, and telephone number of the individual;
the classification, salary range, and responsibilities of the position held by the individual;
the name of the individual on a document prepared by the individual in the course of employment; and
the personal opinions or views of the individual given in the course of employment; and
information about an individual who is or was performing services under contract for a government institution that relates to the services performed, including the terms of the contract, the name of the individual, and the opinions or views of the individual given in the course of the performance of those services.