However, the act also offers a defence, which is available to anyone who shows that obtaining, disclosing or procuring the information was in the public interest.
"Throughout the summer (of 1953) cables were exchanged with the Tehran Station in an effort to procure the latest information on the order of battle of Iranian armed forces.
In his ruling, Judge Parrillo estimated that it would cost an independent party in New Jersey as much as $1 million to procure the registration information the Democrats and Republicans receive free.
And by invoking RICO, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, authorities were able to seize Rentboy's records to look for evidence of prostitution... and procure the personal information of thousands of escorts in the process, on the suspicion that some of them might not be paying taxes on all that escorting-related revenue.
Obeidi went on a shopping spree, using a mixture of front companies, bribes and sheer charm, to procure the necessary parts, information and, above all, technical support.
Under the Data Protection Act, it is a criminal offence to knowingly or recklessly obtain, disclose or procure the disclosure of personal information, without the consent of the data controller.
With the Miami New Times refusing to hand over those documents – the source of which was Porter Fischer, a disgruntled Biogenesis investor – and MLB having no legal authority to procure that information, baseball got creative: filing suit in late March, hoping to gain access to the information via the judicial system.
The same spirit imbues the informal global network of people exchanging detailed information online about how to procure the pills for a medication abortion.
Savvy companies will embrace the trend and procure the necessary means to ensure that all devices with sensitive information are managed properly".
