[IP] more on tracking old money

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: "M. Sean Fosmire" <hatgem@gmail.com>
Date: August 9, 2006 7:44:10 AM EDT
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: Re: [IP] tracking old money

Here is an exercise for you. The next time someone demands that you  
disclose private information because "the law requires it", ask them  
for a citation to the statute or regulation that requires it. Ninety- 
eight percent of them time they will be unable to respond. Tell them  
that you will answer when they can give you the citation (and after  
you have had a chance to check it).

In a large number of cases, there is no such requirement. Companies  
often claim that "the law requires" that you do something that they  
simply want you to do. And even if the request is made in good faith,  
it is often the case that someone has misinterpreted a legal  
requirement somewhere.



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