From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@imsi.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 95 11:00:02 PST
To: xpat@vm1.spcs.umn.edu
Subject: Re: IRS to keep unreviewable secret dossiers on US citizens
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xpat@vm1.spcs.umn.edu 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