LAW PA513 WEEK 5 DISCUSSION FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.docx LAW/PA513 LAW_PA513_WEEK_5_D

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LAW PA513 WEEK 5 DISCUSSION FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.docx LAW/PA513 LAW_PA513_WEEK_5_DISCUSSION_FREEDOM_OF_INFORMATION_ACT Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full pa... rticipation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Due Thursday Using the information from this week™s required learning activities, respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: ï‚·What is the Freedom of Information Act of 1966 (FOIA)? ï‚·What is FOIA™s purpose in contrast to the privacy acts (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Graham-Leach-Bliley, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), etc.)? ï‚·How does FOIA affect public administration? ï‚·Do you believe FOIA adequately fulfills its intended purposes? Provide support for your response. The Freedom of Information Act is an act that ensures that citizens have access to government records from any federal agency. At the same time, it establishes procedures that a citizen must go through to be able to have access to those documents. Federal agencies must disclose the records requested from citizens unless the requested records are protected by one of the nine exemptions or by one of three special law enforcement record exclusions. FOIA's purpose is to make sure that citizens are informed about what the government agencies are doing to make their functions more transparent and make them accountable for their actions. FERPA and HIPAA's purpose is to protect citizens from unau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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