Is it unlawful to disclose info on patrons' dining habits? [priv]

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Subject: tortious to disclose shopping information?
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 22:26:37 EDT
From: ArtSpitzer () aol com
To: declan () well com, don () aclu-nca org

Of interest to privacy people:

SCHUCHART v. LA TABERNA DEL ALABARDERO, INC., No. 03-7105 (D.C. Cir.
    April 20, 2004)

    Judgment for defendant is reversed and questions of law are
    certified concerning whether, under the common law tort of intrusion
    upon seclusion, a business may be held liable when it discloses to a
    third person its customer's credit card information or details about
    its patrons' dining habits.

    To read the full text of this opinion, go to:

    http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/dc/037105a.pdf


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