[Politech] Paul Levy on suing the Treasury Dept. over privacy breach [priv]

From: Declan McCullagh (declan@private)
Date: Wed Jan 14 2004 - 06:30:24 PST

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    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
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