The E-Government Act of 2002, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 36, is intended to protect privacy in the provision of electronic government services and applies when agencies collect personal information in new or modified information technology systems. The Postal Service has adopted policies to comply voluntarily with the Act’s privacy provisions. This includes requirements to conduct privacy impact assessments, to post privacy policies on Web sites used by the public, and to translate privacy policies into a standardized machine–readable format.
