A bill to protect the individual's right of privacy by prohibiting the sale or distribution of certain information.

Summary

Provides that whoever by any facility of interstate or foreign commerce or the mails, knowingly sells or distributes, or offers or attempts to sell or distribute: (1) a list of names or addresses, or names and addresses, of individuals; (2) information concerning the personal or financial condition or activities of an individual; or (3) information concerning the personal or real property of an individual; without the consent of any individual to whom such list or information relates, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Makes exceptions to the foregoing for: (1) any such sale, distribution, or such offer or attempt, if a Federal statute specially authorizes the sale or distribution of that type of list or information; (2) any such sale, distribution, or such offer or attempt, to any department or agency of the United States Government or of any State or local government if that list or information is to be used only for law enforcement or national security purposes; (3) any such sale, distribution, or such offer or attempt, if the list or information constitutes only an insubstantial portion of a document, publication, newspaper, writing, or other means of communication; and (4) any such distribution of, or offer or attempt to distribute, a telephone directory which contains only names, addresses, and telephone numbers. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 1801)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 January 1973

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