Computers and Privacy: How the Government Obtains, Verifies, Uses, and Protects Personal Data

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO presented information on: (1) how federal agencies obtain, verify, use, and protect personal data; (2) how individuals are made aware of information collected about them; (3) what telecommunications and network facilities agencies' systems use to transmit data; and (4) what effect new technologies have on the sharing of personal data.