The Hungry Samurai said:
While I'm not sure how fair it is for this article to almost paint this dude as a homophobe, a persons sexual identity is kind of a sensitive topic. He could have been put in an awkward position in front friends family and co workers and the person doing it was a representative of a corporation that needed to maintain the trust so that they could conduct business like this. Maybe this time this guy just changed someone's Facebook status, but in the end it still pretty much amounts to identity theft. I think a lawsuit is fine IMHO.
It doesn't "pretty much amount to identity theft", it literally IS identity theft under American law. The man accessed, without permission, an account owned by another person, and in impersonating him, with no acknowledgement that he was not really that man, made claims about the man that were not true.
I think even libel comes into play here.
And to the people who inevitably, and have already, rant about, "reputation", employers are watching your Facebook now. Facebook is not private, under any circumstance or definition of the word, even if you select the "friends only" button.
What you do on Facebook can and generally is viewed by countless people, it is the same as shouting what you did and showing picture off in public.
Facebook users have signed up for a service that has options to track where they are going, has millions of users who share too many details and idiotic ramblings, and basically will tell you the mundane workings of their daily life.
It's a system built and used to show the world what you are doing. And when you use it, the world views it. You don't get to keep your burger flipping job when you decry the company on T.V., Facebook is no different.
EDIT: I also do not agree with the tone taken by the news post. It unfairly paints the man as a homophobe. You're not Fox News. Stop fucking up your reputation Escapist News Room.
