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- From: Dave Banisar (Banisar@washofc.cpsr.org)
- Subject: Request to Post Office on Selling of Personal Information
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- Organization: Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
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- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 01:25:10 GMT
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- In May 1992, the US Postal Service testified before the US House
- of Representatives' Government Operations Subcommittee that National
- Change of Address (NCOA) information filled out by each postal
- patron who moves and files that move with the Post Office to have
- their mail forwarded is sold to direct marketing firms without the
- person's consent and without informing them of the disclosure. These
- records are then used to target people who have recently moved and
- by private detective agencies to trace people, among other uses.
- There is no way, except by not filling out the NCOA form, to prevent
- this disclosure.
-
- This letter is to request information on why your personal
- information was disclosed and what uses are being made of it.
- Patrons who send in this letter are encouraged to also forward it
- and any replies to their Congressional Representative and Senators.
-
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- Eligible requestors: Anyone who has filed a change of address notice
- with the Postal Service within the last five years.
-
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-
- Records Officer
- US Postal Service
- Washington, DC 20260 PRIVACY ACT REQUEST
-
-
- Dear Sir/Madam:
-
- This is a request under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 USC
- 552a). The Act requires the Postal Service, as a government agency,
- to maintain an accounting of the date, nature, and purpose of each
- disclosure of information about individuals. I request a copy of the
- accounting of all disclosures made of address change and mail
- forwarding information that I provided to the Postal Service. This
- information is maintained in USPS System of Records 010.010.
-
- On or about (date), I filed a change of adress notice
- requesting that my mail be forwarded from (old address) to (new
- address). The name that I used on the change of address form was
- (name).
-
- This request includes the accounting of all disclosures made
- by the Postal Service, its contractors, and its licensees.
-
- I am making this request because I object to the Postal
- Service's policy of disclosing this information without giving
- indviduals an option to prevent release of this information. I want
- to learn how my information has been disclosed and what uses have
- been made of it. Please let the Postmaster General know that postal
- patrons want to have a choice in how change of address information
- is used.
-
- If there is a fee in excess of $5 for this
- infomation, please notify me in advance. Thank you for consideration
- of this request.
-
-
- Sincerely,
-
-
-
- CC: Your Congressional Representative
- US House of Representatives
- Washington, DC 20510
-
- Your Senators
- US Senate
- Washington, DC 20515
-