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=== United States ===
 
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'''Information privacy''' (also called '''informational privacy''' or '''data privacy''') is
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'''Information privacy''' (also called '''informational privacy''' or '''data privacy''') refers to those aspects of [[privacy]] law that involves the right of individuals to determine when, how and to what extent they choose to share [[personal information]] about themselves with others.<ref>Alan Westin, Privacy and Freedom 7 (1976). ''See also'' Alan Westin, The Equifax Report on Consumers in the Information Age XVIII (1990).</ref>
 
{{Quote|those aspects of [[privacy]] law that involves the right of individuals to determine when, how and to what extent they choose to share [[personal information]] about themselves with others.<ref>Alan Westin, Privacy and Freedom 7 (1976). ''See also'' Alan Westin, The Equifax Report on Consumers in the Information Age XVIII (1990).</ref>}}
 
 
{{Quote|the interest individuals have in controlling or at least significantly influencing the handling of [[data]] about themselves.<ref>[[Privacy and Civil Liberties Policy Development Guide and Implementation Templates]], App. E, Glossary.</ref>}}
 
   
 
{{Quote|used to refer to [[standard]]s for the [[data collection|collection]], [[maintenance]], use, and [[disclosure]] of [[personally identifiable information]]. A central component of 'information privacy' is the ability of an individual to control the use of [[information]] about him or herself.<ref>[[Report of the National Task Force on Privacy, Technology, and Criminal Justice Information]], at 10.</ref>}}
 
{{Quote|used to refer to [[standard]]s for the [[data collection|collection]], [[maintenance]], use, and [[disclosure]] of [[personally identifiable information]]. A central component of 'information privacy' is the ability of an individual to control the use of [[information]] about him or herself.<ref>[[Report of the National Task Force on Privacy, Technology, and Criminal Justice Information]], at 10.</ref>}}
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