Whereas the ACM greatly values the right of individual privacy;Whereas members of the computing profession have a special responsibility to ensure that computing systems do not diminish individual privacy;
Whereas the ACM's Code of Professional Conduct places a responsibility on ACM members to protect individual privacy; and
Whereas the Code of Fair Information Practices places a similar responsibility on data holders to ensure that personal information is accurate, complete, and reliable;
Therefore, be it resolved that
(1) The ACM urges members to observe the privacy guidelines contained in the ACM Code of Professional Conduct;
(2) The ACM affirms its support for the Code of Fair Information Practices and urges its observance by all organizations that collect personal information; and
(3) The ACM supports the establishment of a proactive governmental privacy protection mechanism in those countries that do not currently have such mechanisms, including the United States, that would ensure individual privacy safeguards.