Demystifying Data Privacy: Understanding the "Routine Use" Exception
May 4, 2026
The "routine use" exception in the Privacy Act allows agencies to create new reasons why they can share your data with other entities, so long as the reason is "compatible" with the original reason that they collected the data (a complex standard that can be stretched to include many unexpected disclosures). The process for learning about these new or changing routine uses is unwieldy-meaning many Americans may be alarmed to find that their data is being shared for purposes they are not aware of.
Register now to learn what this legal loophole is and how federal agencies can use it.
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__YVdfphfSNCuCg_KaxjOFw?mc_cid=c667585647&mc_eid=15dc375098
You don't need to have attended the first two trainings to participate in this webinar, but if you'd like to watch prior recordings, you can find them here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H8zYyJ0mIU&list=PLXZGdFPgeWZgs_68_q_2WS24k6SaD9F5O
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Beth Jarosz
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