It's one thing guessing that this probably will come from a media source, because of the subject matter and being told precisely what the identity of the individual is.
That's why I equivocated as to whether or not this is a violation. It's not a violation of one's privacy, even for you to guess, but it would be a violation of privacy for the name of the requester to be disclosed and then used for a purpose for which it was never designed, never consented to.