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Invasion of privacy

Confession is a big part of Scientology. In Scientology, though, confessions are documented in "PC Folders", and the folders are culled for embarassing or illegal episodes that can then be used to blackmail individuals. In addition, Scientology policy punishes those who refuse invasive "security checks."

Ariane Jackson describes over 1000 hours of "sec checks" (security checks), which she paid for, and which probed her deepest secrets and even her thoughts in extremely intimate detail	Clearwater, FL	late 1994	a.r.s. Oct 27 1996
Gerry Armstrong says that Scientology hired private investigators who spied on him through his windows. He also says he was subjected to illegal videotaping and that information was culled from his confessional folders and disseminated.	Los Angeles	1984-1986	a.r.s. Jul 24 1997
Peter Forde recalls the Master-at-Arms warning him that folders were being culled for blackmailable information.	Saint Hill, England	1983	undated web page
Shiona Fox-Ness ’s public letter of resignation from Scientology says that information is culled from confessional folders and that members are requested to spy on each other	unknown	early 80s	webbed letter, 1984
Annie Rosenblum’s declaration states that her luggage was searched and she was made to sign an affidavit regarding illegal or immoral activities disclosed in, and culled from, her confessional files	Clearwater FL	1978	declaration, webbed Apr 10 1995
Margery Wakefield’s affidavit states that she was assigned to go through the confidential confessional folders of a man who had left Scientology and look for evidence of crimes and information on his sex life	unknown	Fall 1977	affidavit dated Apr 13 1990
An anonymous ex-Scientologist who spent about six months in Scientology as a teenager says he had to give a drug history in order to enroll in the Communication Course. Although he was told it was confidential, the information was revealed to his mother	Washington DC	1975	web page, Apr 6 1995
Robert Vaughn Young describes having his mail (both incoming and outgoing) read while on the RPF	unknown	unknown	a.r.s. Sep 25 1997
"Miss X" describes two instances when confidential confessional information became office gossip	unknown	unknown	a.r.s. Sep 17 1996
Julie Richard describes working in a medical office under consultation from a Scientology management company. The management company representative asked her for access to patient files to find new Scientology recruits and asked her to obtain blank counter checks from patients for him.	unknown	unknown	web page
Jan Groenveld says her (his?) phone and home were bugged	unknown	unknown	a.r.s. Sep 23 1997

This page was last updated on May 8, 1999.