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Re: IRS to keep unreviewable secret dossiers on US citizens

To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: IRS to keep unreviewable secret dossiers on US citizens
From: "Perry E. Metzger" <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 1995 13:59:37 -0500
Cc: [email protected]
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 20 Jan 1995 12:44:04 CST." <[email protected]>
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[email protected] says:
> Excerpts from : St Paul Pioneer Press, Jan 29, 1995
> 
> Here's the kicker: "Although agency officials concede that some of
> the data collected will be inaccurate, taxpayers will not be allowed
> to review or correct it"                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> So much for the FOIA.

The privacy act and FOIA make that more or less illegal -- if they are
keeping information on you, with certain law enforcement related
exceptions they have to let you see it.

Perry

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