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IMPLEMENTING PRIVACY SOLUTIONS IN CHILD WELFARE. August 11, 2011 The Honorable Anthony Capizzi Chairman, Global Privacy and Information Quality Working Group Judge, Montgomery County, Ohio, Juvenile Court. Topics. Privacy Policy Overview 10 Effects of Improper Practices
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IMPLEMENTING PRIVACY SOLUTIONS IN CHILD WELFARE August 11, 2011 The Honorable Anthony Capizzi Chairman, Global Privacy and Information Quality Working Group Judge, Montgomery County, Ohio, Juvenile Court
Topics • Privacy Policy Overview • 10 Effects of Improper Practices • Why You Need a Privacy Policy • Information Quality Overview • Global Resources • GPIQWG Privacy Series • GPIQWG Information Quality Series
What is a privacy policy? A privacy policy is a written, published statement that articulates the policy position of an agency on how it handles the personally identifiable information that it gathers and uses in the normal course of business
10 Effects of Improper Practices • Tarnishing an individual’s reputation or standing • Inappropriate invasion of privacy • Personal or financial injury to individuals • Loss of business opportunities • Getting sued and paying settlements or judgments • Loss of public support and confidence • Loss of means and methods • Loss of funding and resources • Getting shut down • Decline in morale
Why you need a privacy policy The objective is to protect privacy, While promoting safety, When providing effective child welfare services.
What can happen without a privacy policy Mindless Collection of Information Privacy Violations Loss of Public Trust Disaster for Involved Officials
Privacy & Information Quality The collection and sharing of poorquality information raises serious privacy concerns, because the two concepts are inherently linked
FIPS* and Information Quality Data Quality Principle – Prescribes that “personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which they are to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete and kept up-to-date.” * Fair Information Practices from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development’s Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy & Transborder Flows of Personal Data
Effects of Poor Information Quality • Individuals are harmed • Agencies are held liable • Public confidence is injured • Resources are not used efficiently • Inaccurate information is disseminated • Agencies act at cross-purposes
What Resources Are Available to Assist Your Agency in Developing and Implementing Privacy and Information Quality Policies and Procedures?
Global Resources • Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative is a Federal Advisory Committee to the U.S. Attorney General • Members represent federal, state, tribal, and local governments, and associations • Global is celebrating its 10-year anniversary • Many policy and technical resources are available at http://it.ojp.gov
Global Privacy and Information Quality Working Group (GPIQWG): Privacy
Anthony CapizziMontgomery County, Ohio Juvenile Court380 West Second StreetDayton, Ohio 45422937-496-6600capizzia@mcohio.org