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FredricRice asked this question on 5/9/2000:

Item number 22 of the Auditor's Code reads "I promise never to use the secrets of a preclear divulged in session for punishment or personal gain."

In light of the audio tape recordings of scientologists doing just that, and the many court transcripts available on the Internet that cover the violation of this item, does anyone know whether this item has been repealed? And if not, would the violation of this item usually result in a Condition of Ethics? And if so, do you happen to know which Condition?

There's no date on the court document that I've read this Item from, by the way.

barb131 gave this response on 5/10/2000:

Ah, but there's a catch to this. They will never divulge the contents of a pc folder of a preclear IN GOOD STANDING with the scientology organization.

Nothing is said about the confidentiality of the pc folder regarding those not in good standing.

Basically, in that case, it's open season. They will stop at nothing to discredit their critics and potential trouble sources!

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That could explain it, yes. For some reason it didn't occur to me that there would be unpublished weasel words that would allow them to justify their behavior while at the same time leaving the Auditor's Code intact.

Another expert let me know that my copy from an early court document is out of date and even in those two versions, the Auditor's Code is squirreled _badly_.

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