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We also found that USPTO leadership allowed domicile addresses to remain publicly accessible after they were aware of the exposure, risking unauthorized disclosures in violation of the Privacy Act. Additionally, USPTO did not report that additional sensitive PII was exposed during the incident or notify the affected filers that additional data had been exposed."<br /><br />https://www.oversight.gov/report/DOC/3-Year-Exposure-Privacy-Act-Protected-Data-Revealed-USPTO-Mismanagement-Safeguarding<br /><br />Pam<br /><br />Pamela S. Chestek<br />Chestek Legal<br />300 Fayetteville Street<br />Unit 2492<br />Raleigh, NC 27602<br />pamela@chesteklegal.com<br />(919) 800-8033<br />http://www.chesteklegal.com/<br /><br />--<br />E-trademarks mailing list<br />E-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com<br />http://oppedahl-lists.com/mailman/listinfo/e-trademarks_oppedahl-lists.com<br /></div></body></html>