[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR401.145]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 401_PRIVACY AND DISCLOSURE OF OFFICIAL RECORDS AND INFORMATION--Table 
of Contents
 
        Subpart C_Disclosure of Official Records and Information
 
Sec. 401.145  Safeguards against unauthorized redisclosure or use.

    (a) The FOIA does not authorize us to impose any restrictions on how 
information is used after we disclose it under that law. In applying 
FOIA principles, we consider whether the information will be adequately 
safeguarded against improper use or redisclosure. We must consider all 
the ways in which the recipient might use the information and how likely 
the recipient is to redisclose the information to other parties. Thus, 
before we disclose personal information we may consider such factors 
as--
    (1) Whether only those individuals who have a need to know the 
information will obtain it;
    (2) Whether appropriate measures to safeguard the information to 
avoid unwarranted use or misuse will be taken; and
    (3) Whether we would be permitted to conduct on-site inspections to 
see whether the safeguards are being met.
    (b) We feel that there is a strong public interest in sharing 
information with other agencies with programs having the same or similar 
purposes, so we generally share information with those agencies. 
However, since there is usually little or no public interest in 
disclosing information for disputes between two private parties or for 
other private or commercial purposes, we generally do not share 
information for these purposes.