EPIC Sues Govt. Agencies Over Privacy Data
Federal agencies, including the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Internal Revenue Service, have purchased personal information from profiling companies such as Experian Information Solutions Inc. and ChoicePoint Inc., the suit alleges.

EPIC officials said they have documents that show these companies have sold the IRS credit data, property records, and marriage and divorce data.

"Through the mining of public records and the purchase of credit reporting data, private sector companies are amassing troves of personal information on citizens for the government," said Chris Hoofnagle, an attorney with EPIC in Washington. "Serious questions exist involving citizen access to profiles, their accuracy and the potential for misuse of personal information."

Under FOIA regulations, the recipient of a request for information has 20 working days to respond. EPIC's suit alleges that the various law enforcement agencies to which it sent requests not only failed to respond within the allotted time, but haven't responded at all.
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