Massachusetts Law About Privacy
Massachusetts Laws
MGL c.214, s.1B, Right of Privacy
Massachusetts Regulations
940 CMR 27: Safeguard of Personal Information
Massachusetts Executive Orders
EO 504: Order Regarding the Security and Confidentiality of Personal Information Addresses the collection and dissemination of personal information by state agencies.
Other Web Sources
How to Protect Your Privacy, Mass. Bar Association. Provides guidance for protecting government records, school records, medical records, and more.
Massachusetts Recording Law, Citizen Media Law Project. Outlines the laws regarding taping telephone calls, public meetings and court proceedings.
Massachusetts Right of Publicity Law, Citizen Media Law Project. Summarizes state law on the use of a person's name, portrait or picture. ![]()
Privacy Initiatives, Federal Trade Commission. Includes links to a wide variety of financial privacy sources, including the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
Protection of Personal Information in the Courts, Mass. Supreme Judicial Court. "Interim Guidelines designed to protect against identity theft by having court filers omit or delete certain personal identifying information, such as social security numbers, in criminal and civil court documents."

