Dr. Shapiro, the Privacy Act is a means to shield the names of those who request access to government documents, in part to protect them from possible reprisals on the part of government. If I were to suggest to you that a member of the Prime Minister's Office was in fact leaking the names of individuals who were making requests through the Privacy Act, or sharing those names, and that matter was brought to you, would that conduct be considered ethical?
On September 20th, 2006. See this statement in context.