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Originally Posted by Knalus
I agree. There's too much legal action in this world as it is. Getting the privacy commissioner on this because of a sheepish attempt to get a date is where things are going too far. Where do you draw the line? How about at over-reacting and potentially ruining a guy's life because a girl got creeped out by a few text messages. I really don't think people realize that these sorts of things can ruin someone's life. Think he's a creep? stop and ask yourself something. "How many times has a girl ever thought I was a creep, but didn't tell me so I never knew". There are a ton of girls out there who get creeped out at fairly innocent things. It would be right for that girls' brother to step in and scold the guy. It would be wrong to get the guy labeled a potential sex offender for the rest of his natural life because he may have been too nervous to ask her out.
People on the internet really disturb me sometimes. They just don't think.
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This won't ruin his life. It is a fine, not a jail sentence he would be facing. He wouldn't be on any 'private data accessors' list, he wouldn't have to notify the neighbours when he moved into a new place.
If his employer did not educate him so that he understood what was legal for him to do with private information, then he probably even has some basis for going after his employer for his fine amount.