He was apparently fired for violating his terms of employment, so he was punished, but not criminally punished. While I am very disturbed that a major restraint

He was apparently fired for violating his terms of employment, so he was punished, but not criminally punished. While I am very disturbed that a major restraint (the threat of criminal prosecution) has been taken off the table for abuse of sensitive private government data, I'm happy that it has been taken off the table for me as well, as a non-government employee that only has access to sensitive company private data. Quote from the appeals court ruling: "Valle concedes that he violated the terms of his employment by putting his authorized computer access to personal use..." Ref: <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/12/repugnant-online-discussions-are-not-illegal-thoughtcrime-court-rules/> http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/12/repugnant-online-...