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The Privacy Act also prohibits a federal agency from disclosing any record which is contained in a system of records to any other agency or person without permission from the individual to whom the record pertains.  ''See'' 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b).

The Privacy Act also prohibits a federal agency from disclosing any record which is contained in a system of records to any other agency or person without permission from the individual to whom the record pertains.  ''See'' 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b).

The Privacy Act creates private rights to sue the federal government both for damages and for injunctive relief, such as correcting information in, or removing it from, federal databases.  More than 10,000 federal court decisions, and more than 1,000 state court decisions, discuss or decide issues relating to the Privacy Act.

The Privacy Act creates private rights to sue the federal government both for damages and for injunctive relief, such as correcting information in, or removing it from, federal databases.  More than 10,000 federal court decisions, and more than 1,000 state court decisions, discuss or decide issues relating to the Privacy Act.