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Cnet, Stephanie Condon, Dec 9, 2008.

The Department of Homeland Security in a data mining report (PDF) sent to Congress on Monday laid out a set of principles for implementing privacy protections in its science and technology research.

The DHS privacy office worked with the department's directorate of science and technology to develop principles that could be applied to research and development projects involving data mining, to ensure they further the department's mission while protecting privacy.

Privacy impacts should be considered from a project's inception, the report says, so the "purpose specification principle" dictates that a project's purpose will be clearly articulated and documented through an internal and external review process of its legal authorization, purpose limitations, and effectiveness.

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