[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.

[RummyChick]

States that restrict intentionally communicating SSNs to the public and/or intentional public posting and display:

Alaska
Missouri
Arizona
New Jersey (11)
Arkansas
New Mexico
California
New York
Colorado
North Carolina
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Rhode Island
Hawaii
South Carolina
Illinois
Texas
Michigan
Vermont
Minnesota
Virginia

[RummyChick]

What’s the current law in Virginia?

Look it up

[RummyChick]

http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title59.1/chapter35/section59.1-443.2/

[Avalon Memories]

MSNBC has committed no crime and is fully protected by the 1st Amendment.

Good Lord! Give it a rest already. So what? We all know the media is rarely held accountable for the damage they cause to individuals and society as a whole. No need beating this particular dead horse again and again.