> It was already a fireable offence back then, too, to improperly access someone's data without a business justification. Is this supposed to be comforting? "w

> It was already a fireable offence back then, too, to improperly access someone's data without a business justification. Is this supposed to be comforting? "without a business justification" means that if there is business justification (e.g. more revenue) they will violate privacy.