--- Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2004 12:44:18 -0500 From: "Paul Levy" <plevy@private> To: <declan@private> Subject: Treasury Dept. breaks word on keeping email addresses private Has anybody considered whether the individuals concerned could bring suit to enforce their rights under 18 USC Section 1905, which in addition to forbidding improper government disclosures of trade secrets (the most common way in which the statute is used), bars unauthorized release of certain information about individuals, including "identity"? Companies worried about disclosure of their trade secrets sometiimes rush into court to get injunctive relief, maybe a class of persons might want to do the same here. Paul Alan Levy Public Citizen Litigation Group 1600 - 20th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009 (202) 588-1000 http://www.citizen.org/litigation/litigation.html _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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