None wanted to be further identified out of concerns about family privacy.
The person asked not to be further identified because of the sensitivity of the talks.
The employee asked not to be further identified because, he said, he feared for his job.
(The two asked not to be further identified so as to protect their future job prospects).
"Five years ago this would have caused a big commotion," said Mr. Rivera, whose date didn't want to be further identified beyond his first name, Joey.
"I felt that they didn't really understand the extent of my pain," said Frances, 57, who spoke on the condition that she not be further identified.
The Times said the documents had been provided by a Microsoft adversary associated with the computer industry who refused to be further identified.
Last fall, several Pakistani generals familiar with the country's nuclear-weapons program agreed to be interviewed, on the condition that they not be further identified.
"Professor Chen is really unlucky," said a male student named Wu, who asked not to be further identified for fear of recriminations.
"It's like going after a grizzly bear with a fly swatter," said one Energy Department official, who asked not to be further identified.
"Verify, check, clamp down, tighten up, plug the holes in your systems all you like," says Andrei, 31, in Bucharest, who asked not to be further identified.
