Privacy and the National Information Infrastructure: Principles for Providing and Using Personal Information

In 1995, the Privacy Working Group of the White House’s Information Infrastructure Task Force issued a White Paper outlining “Principles for Providing and Using Personal Information.”


 * These Principles . . . recognize the changing roles of government and industry in information acquisition and use. Thus, they are intended to apply to both public and private entities. The Principles are designed to guide all NII participants as well as those who are drafting legislation and crafting policy regarding the use of personal information. They provide the basic framework from which specialized principles can be developed as needed.