Roy began receiving sexually-explicit mail, with "Bambi" written on the outside of the envelope. He did not know why he was receiving such mail. Roy was embarrassed by this and reported it to the Postal Inspector. The Postal Inspector was not aware that the Postal Service offers its customers a form to fill out that notifies the mailers to stop sending sexually explicit mail.
Roy’s name has been changed to protect his privacy.
Pat was required by the court to be electronically monitored for a drug and alcohol related conviction. She was upfront about her situation with her supervisor and the human resources department at her workplace. They assured her she would not lose her job. In fact, she was considered to be a star employee, among the top 10 in sales volume. An employee of the company which monitors electronic monitoring devices gave details about Pat's case to her employer. She was terminated.
Stacy has been stalked for several years. It started in college when the stalker got her Social Security number off a list of grades posted by a professor. They used it to track her down whenever she moves (not threatening to physically harm her, but letting her know they knows where she lives). She said that the Social Security Administration was no help.
Stacy's name has been changed to protect her privacy.
Craig received a survey from the California Department of Transportation. It indicated that the license plate of his car had been recorded by a camera on a certain section of the freeway on a specific date and asked him to report the final destination of his trip. He was very upset that his whereabouts were being tracked by a government agency.
Craig's name has been changed to protect his privacy.
Judy is a disabled senior citizen that needs to ride in a vans specially equipped for mobile-impaired persons. Her local transit agency puts riders' Social Security numbers on the passes that must be shown upon entering the vehicle. She was upset when the driver looked at her card and wrote down her number in his notebook—worried that they might use it to harm her in some way.
Judy's name has been changed to protect her privacy.
Bob, retired from a large railroad company after 25 years, agreed to appear as an expert witness on the subject of railroad switches (his area of specialty). When he was called upon to testify, the attorney for the defendant asked him nothing about switches, but instead questioned him about his mental health. Years earlier, he had been hospitalized in a psychiatric ward and had been open in sharing that with his employer. It turns out that the employer had released this very sensitive information to the defendant's attorney, who used it to intimidate and discredit him.