Code of fair information practices

The basis for privacy best practices, both online and offline. The practices originated in the Privacy Act of 1974, the legislation that protects personal information collected and maintained by the U. S. Government. In 1980, these principles were adopted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and incorporated in its Guidelines for the Protection of Personal Data and Transborder Data Flows. They were adopted later in the EU Data Protection Directive of 1995, with modifications. The Fair Information Practices include notice, choice, access, onward transfer, security, data integrity, and remedy.