Which of the following memorandums reminds the Federal agencies that it is required by law and policy to establish clear privacy policies for Web activities and to comply with those policies?

Question

Options

• AOMB M-01-08
• BOMB M-03-19
• COMB M-00-07
• DOMB M-00-13

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  7% (3)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  88% (37)

Explanation

OMB M-00-13, titled "Privacy Policies and Data Collection on Federal Web Sites" (June 2000), is the memorandum that specifically reminded Federal agencies of their legal and policy obligation to post clear privacy policies on their websites and to comply with those policies - making D correct.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (M-01-08) addresses the protection of sensitive agency information shared with outside parties, not web privacy policy requirements.
• B (M-03-19) covers reporting instructions for FISMA (Federal Information Security Management Act) compliance, focused on security reporting rather than web privacy.
• C (M-00-07) concerns the use of government web-based forms (e-forms), not privacy policy mandates.

Memory tip: The "13" in M-00-13 can remind you of the phrase "privacy has many rules" - 13 being a notably tricky/significant number, just like web privacy compliance was a significant concern in 2000. Alternatively, remember it as the "double-zero privacy memo" - issued in year '00, focused on what agencies must show the public (their privacy policies) on the web.

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