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[edit] Privacy Act

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Privacy Act Notice

The Privacy Act of 1974 requires that when we ask individuals for information about themselves, we state our legal right to ask for the information, why we are asking for the information, and how it will be used. We must also tell you what could happen if we do not receive all or part of it, and whether your response is voluntary, required to obtain a benefit, or mandatory.

Our legal right to ask for information is 5 U.S.C. 301 and the Internal Revenue Code Sections 6001, 6011, 6012 and applicable regulations. The information will be used to enroll you in the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS). The information may not be disclosed except as provided by section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code and approved U.S. Treasury guidelines. We may give the information to the Department of Justice and to other Federal agencies, as provided by law. We may also give it to cities, states, the District of Columbia and U. S. commonwealths or possessions to carry out their tax laws. We may give it to foreign governments because of tax treaties they have with the United States.

Your response is mandatory if you are required by regulations to use electronic funds transfer to make your deposits. If you are not required by regulations to use electronic funds transfer, your response is voluntary. If you do not provide all or part of the information you may not be eligible to participate in the EFTPS. If you are required to use electronic funds transfer by regulation, you may be subject to penalties. If you are not required to use electronic funds transfer to pay taxes owed, you need to pay the taxes due by another method.

[edit] [questions (category)] Do we have a right to privacy?

If so, how much?

[edit] Cops / Showing your face on TV without your permission

On the TV show Cops, why do they often make people's faces all blurry so you can't recognize the person? I think they do that to innocent bystanders only but not to actual suspects that they're chasing/talking to/arresting/etc.

Why is this? Do the innocent bystanders have more of a right to privacy/anonymity than the suspects? Do you lose your rights as soon as you become charged for a crime?

Or are we guaranteed this right to begin with?

I don't remember any Amendment / Bill of right clause that gives us the right to not have people photograph / videotape us. (It would be nice if there were one, but I don't think there is...)

So is there any sort of law that protects us from being shown on TV without our permission or similar?

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