2-4.2 Office of Management and Budget Privacy Guidelines Since the Privacy Act was passed in 1974, the OMB has developed numerous guidelines about protecting the privacy of personal information collected by government agencies. The guidelines are outlined in the following publications: Implementing the Privacy Provisions of the E–Government Act of 2002 (9/2003) Guidance on Inter–Agency Sharing of Personal Data — Protecting Personal Privacy (12/2000). Privacy Policies and Data Collection on Federal Web Sites (6/2000). Guidance and Model Language for Federal Web Site Privacy Policies (6/1999). Privacy and Personal Information in Federal Records (1/1999). Privacy Act Implementation, Guidelines and Responsibilities (7/1975). OMB emphasizes the Privacy Act and its role in new technologies. OMB gives particular attention to certain technologies on agency Web sites, including Web analysis tools such as cookies, and requires notice and agency head approval for their use.