Editing Scientology (section)

=== Violation of auditing confidentiality ===

During the auditing process, the auditor collects and records personal information from the client.<ref name="namehubbard">{{Cite news |last=Donaghy |first=James |date=June 9, 2007 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jun/09/tvandradio.broadcasting1 |title=My name is L Ron Hubbard |access-date=January 14, 2009 |work=The Guardian |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307111832/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/jun/09/tvandradio.broadcasting1 |archive-date=March 7, 2013 }}</ref> While the Church of Scientology claims to protect the confidentiality of auditing records, the organization has a history of attacking and psychologically abusing former members using information culled from the records.<ref name="namehubbard" /> For example, a December 16, 1969, a [[Office of Special Affairs#History|Guardian's Office]] order (G. O. 121669) by Mary Sue Hubbard explicitly authorized the use of auditing records for purposes of "internal security".<ref>Breckenridge, ''Memorandum of Intended Decision in Church of Scientology of California vs. Gerald Armstrong'', Superior Court, Los Angeles County, case no. C420153. quoted in {{harvnb|Atack|1990|p=332}}</ref> Former members report having participated in combing through information obtained in auditing sessions to see if it could be used for smear campaigns against critics.<ref name="SPTHarassment">{{Cite news|first=Stephen |last=Koff |title=Scientology church faces new claims of harassment |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/51440683.html?dids=51440683:51440683&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT |work=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |date=December 22, 1988 |access-date=March 8, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515132143/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/51440683.html?dids=51440683%3A51440683&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS%3AFT |archive-date=May 15, 2009 |url-status=dead }} Newspapers.com: ([https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-scientology-church-faces/192919036/ page 1] [https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-scientology-church-faces/192919111/ page 6] [https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-scientology-church-faces/192919155/ page 7])<!--[https://www.scientology-lies.com/press/st-petersburg-times/1988-12-22/scientology-church-faces-new-claims-of-harassment.html alternative courtesy copy]--></ref><ref>{{Cite journal|author=Steven Girardi|title=Witnesses Tell of Break-ins, Conspiracy|journal=Clearwater Sun|date=May 9, 1982|pages=1A}}</ref>