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Re:The Ashley Madison Database Was Leaked by PhasmaFelis on Wednesday August 19, 2015 @11:06PM (#10089860)
If we say that it is never acceptable for vigilantes to release illegally-obtained information, then shouldn't we also be decrying Ed Snowden and Chelsea Manning? Their dumps certainly contained unpleasant stuff that could be traced back to individuals. There's got to be a line somewhere, even if it's not at Ashley Madison specifically.
Re:The Ashley Madison Database Was Leaked by saiya-jin on Thursday August 20, 2015 @08:07AM (#10091284)
the sad thing is, both of you are right, and no matter what I do, I cannot decide who is "more right". strange times indeed :)
Re:The Ashley Madison Database Was Leaked by fweespeech on Thursday August 20, 2015 @12:15PM (#10092783)
You'll notice I left out an exception for revolution / rebelling against the government. If you get to the point you need vigilantes to fight the government, well, yeah.

In the context of a private company, yes, its never acceptable.