Not all personal information releasable to third parties Published July 7, 2008 By Master Sgt. Pamela Vickers AFSOC Privacy Act Manager HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- You receive a phone call requesting information about one of your coworkers. Specifically, the caller wants to know their rank, duty title and e-mail address. Do you know what information you can legally tell them? When dealing with a third party, there are certain items of personal information that can be released over the phone, but there are even more items that cannot be released. Any information that could be considered private to an individual, including contractors, is not releasable. You must have authorization in writing to release this type of information to a third party. Simply put, if someone requests information about anyone other than the person they're talking to, permission must be granted. Items that fall under this category include: - Social security number - Home address or phone number - Age or date of birth - Marital status - Number, name or sex of dependents - Race or ethnic origin - Home of record - Education level (unless the request relates to the professional qualifications for federal employment) - E-mail address - Military gross salary when including regular and variable housing allowance - Present and future overseas assignments - Mother's maiden name - Vehicle registration plate number - Driver's license number - Credit or debit card numbers If someone asks for any of the following information, written authorization is not needed: - Name, rank and grade - Air Force specialty code - Position or title description - Duty title and duty address - Duty phone number - Military base pay, except for housing allowances - Civilian gross salary - Present and future stateside assignments These lists are not all inclusive. For more information, contact a unit privacy act monitor, or the 27th Special Operations Wing Air Privacy Act Monitor at Cannon.foia@Cannon.af.mil