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Is it unlawful to disclose info on patrons’ dining habits?

Today, from Declan’s Politech list:

SCHUCHART v. LA TABERNA DEL ALABARDERO, INC., No. 03-7105 (D.C. Cir. April 20, 2004)

Judgment for defendant is reversed and questions of law are certified concerning whether, under the common law tort of intrusion upon seclusion, a business may be held liable when it discloses to a third person its customer’s credit card information or details about its patrons’ dining habits.

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