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Using the Privacy Act as a Research Tool
Resource type
Author/contributor
- Hannant, Larry (Author)
Title
Using the Privacy Act as a Research Tool
Abstract
Discusses the federal Privacy Act of 1982, which permits individuals to request information about themselves held by the government. The request must come from the individual who may correct errors or turn the information over to researchers. The process of submitting the request to government ministries is also discussed, as well as the range of exceptions to disclosure, such as national security. Concludes by describing how the Act was used to request material (including news clippings on file) for a biography of Claire Culhane, the radical political activist and social reformer.
Publication
Labour / Le Travail
Volume
24
Pages
181-185
Date
Fall 1989
Journal Abbr
Labour / Le Travail
ISSN
07003862
Accessed
8/18/15, 1:13 PM
Notes
Abstract by Desmond Maley.
Citation
Hannant, L. (1989). Using the Privacy Act as a Research Tool. Labour / Le Travail, 24, 181–185. http://www.lltjournal.ca/index.php/llt/article/view/4739/5612
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