National Science Foundation to help CIA spy on chatrooms

[Lan Barnes]

On Wed, Dec 01, 2004 at 05:44:49PM -0600, JD Runyan wrote:
> Lew Wolfgang wrote:
> >
> >Hi Lan,
> >
> >You might be right.  http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/privstat.htm says
> >that the agency is liable, while the employee may be subject to
> >criminal sanctions up to $5,000.  I wonder what the liabilities of
> >a priviate sector employee would be in a similiar situation?
> >
> >Regards,
> >Lew
> 
> I don't believe the employee is any more liable in the private sector. 
> They are acting as an agent of their employer.  The employer can take 
> action against the employee, whether that be criminal or civil. 
> Depending on the agency, these public employees may see jail time.
> 
> 

The private sector is much more liable. They can be sued. The government
can be sued to force compliance with the law (as in FOIA), but not for
damages AFAIK.

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