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Safeguard information pertaining to individuals contained in Federal recordsProvide individuals access and amendment rights to their recordsBalance an individual's privacy interests with the Government's need to maintain informationProvide judicial remedies for wrongful disclosuresAll of the above. <<<<-------- is the answer

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From Section 2(b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-579, 88 Stat. 1896:

"The purpose of this Act is to provide certain safeguards for an

individual against an invasion of personal privacy by requiring

Federal agencies, except as otherwise provided by law, to-

(1) permit an individual to determine what records pertaining

to him are collected, maintained, used, or disseminated by such

agencies;

(2) permit an individual to prevent records pertaining to him

obtained by such agencies for a particular purpose from being

used or made available for another purpose without his consent;

(3) permit an individual to gain access to information pertaining

to him in Federal agency records, to have a copy made of all

or any portion thereof, and to correct or amend such records;

(4) collect, maintain, use, or disseminate any record of identifiable

personal information in a manner that assures that such

action is for a necessary and lawful purpose, that the information

is current and accurate for its intended use, and that

adequate safeguards are provided to prevent misuse of such

information;

(5) permit exemptions from the requirements with respect to

records provided in this Act only in those cases where there is an

important public policy need for such exemption as has been

determined by specific statutory authority; and

(6) be subject to civil suit for any damages which occur as a

result of willful or intentional action which violates any individual's

rights under this Act."

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