stemelbow wrote:hobo1512 wrote:Stem, let me ask you a question that Liz, Harmony, and a couple others have yet to answer.
If I ask my friend who is a branch manger of your bank to access your accounts because I want him to, is that OK?
uh...serious? You are equating this to accessing someone's bank account? Well I'll answer no here. It's not okay.If I ask him if you've ever been overdrawn, is that OK?
It's okay with me, personally. But generally I'd say no.If I ask him about your personal information, is that OK?
noIf it is wrong, how is it wrong as opposed to what Peterson did?
No private or personal information was used, passed on, or really accessed.Should the branch manager be punished? Why shouldn't Peterson be punished?
By all means, turn in Peterson and get him punished if ya like. I'm not saying he shouldn't be punished. Where's the whip?Should I be punished? Why shouldn't the bishop be punished?
Who says that you nor the bishop should not be punished?
Punish one, punish all. Seriously we're all punished for our deeds to some extend. Should the bishop lose his calling? uh...that wouldn't be a punishment at all, but that's not really my call. hmmm...I say yes. he should be released and then castrated.
Sound fair to you?
It's a perfectly good analogy. Someone without access to information asking a 3rd party to access information for him.
If it is wrong for one, it is wrong for both, no matter what the information.
You made a comment about personal information not being accessed. Isn't a person's name personal information?
He gave a list of names to someone to look up in your church's computer system. That is accessing personal information.
John Doe, Jim Doe, and Bill Doe are all on Peterson's list. His buddy looks each one up to see if they are a bishop. He is accessing each individuals record and seeing information about them, including whether or not they are a bishop.
Even if he just looked at some sort of list that showed just bishops names, Peterson is getting information about individuals that he is not entitled to. If I call the same bishop and ask him if Frank Doe is a bishop, do you think he's going to do the same for me? How about the random pew sitting Mormon?
Why didn't he just call the individuals on the list and ask? Instead, he sneaks and peaks.