So obviously people, not just in your office but in different departments, know who these individuals are. What's the basis for preserving the privacy of the requester? I can understand the privacy associated with the complainant. That makes perfect sense to me. But what's the public interest in preserving the privacy of the requester? I'm specifically wondering why the public would not want to know who these three individual users are.
On March 4th, 2009. See this statement in context.