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Do agencies that share significant volumes of personal information always need to have an information sharing MOU or agreement in place?

Answer Strictly speaking, an MOU or agreement is not required unless the sharing is occurring under a specific statutory provision that requires an MOU or agreement (including an approved information

Do agencies that share significant volumes of personal information always need to have an information sharing MOU or agreement in place?

When Agency A shares personal information with Agency B, can Agency A restrict uses and disclosures by Agency B that the Privacy Act’s information privacy principles would otherwise permit?

Answer Yes, A can seek to do this. A can seek to do this when B has no express statutory power to collect the information (i.e., where A and B

When Agency A shares personal information with Agency B, can Agency A restrict uses and disclosures by Agency B that the Privacy Act’s information privacy principles would otherwise permit?
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