[RummyChick]

Look at NY law.
they have one.

It addresses a multitude of entities and how you are not allowed to reveal social security numbers.

Employees, customers, and other individuals in situations where the number is revealed in whole or in part.

Go find an exemption to it if you think it is legal

[SSS Two]

MSNBC has no duty to keep the number confidential. Employers, health care providers, tax professionals, etc. do have that duty. If someone at the IRS leaked the returns, a crime has been committed. MSNBC has committed no crime and is fully protected by the 1st Amendment.

I think you could stand to have a refresher course on Bartnicki v. Vopper.