http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/arti...air-is-exposed


What do you think about this??



I personally think she has a point.. They did breach her privacy by billing HER phone which was under HER NAME to her husband.. But I also think this is an attempt for a cash-grab because her marrage came tumbling down.

I have no sympathy for cheaters.

Life over because of an affair? Great life you've got there.

Accept your mistake, and move on? Looks like a cash grab, and I'm not even sure what part of the contract has been breached here? That thing where the lover obtained access to the voicemail by means of explotation/negligence (on the company's part), then proceeded to harass, is a bit crappy though.

You cheat, you lose.

Nagy’s lawyer, Edward Tonello, says this case is unprecedented in Canada.

“In Ontario, we don’t have a privacy act, unlike British Columbia and other provinces.”

What about the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA)? It covers a huge amount of things like what kind of information can be released about a person or organization depending on who wants the information, for what, etc. For example, it's the law that says that Mac can't release your grades to your parents even if they ask, if you're over 18.

FIPPA only applies to institutions which are defined in the act to be

"(0.a) the Assembly,
(a) a ministry of the Government of Ontario,
(a.1) a service provider organization within the meaning of section 17.1 of the Ministry of Government Services Act, and
(b) any agency, board, commission, corporation or other body designated as an institution in the regulations; (“institution”)"

http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/sta...1_ e.htm#BK50


So private companies are completely exempt from FIPPA regulations. In BC, for example, the privacy act makes any release of information to someone who is not able to consent an actionable tort (i.e. something to be resolved in a civil trial). If the case were in BC, it would appear to hinge around whether the husband was entitled to consent on behalf of his wife. While IANAL, it would certainly seem to be possible that this could be an invasion of privacy in that case.

Of course, the woman is still and idiot for cheating and leaving such a blatant trail.

Originally Posted by shes-a-diva*

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/arti...air-is-exposed


What do you think about this??



I personally think she has a point.. They did breach her privacy by billing HER phone which was under HER NAME to her husband.. But I also think this is an attempt for a cash-grab because her marrage came tumbling down.

I dont think she has a point at all. She's looking for someone to blame for her own screwup, instead of accepting responsibility.

I had a similar problem with Rogers when I got accepted at Mac last year. I changed all my mailing addresses from my address to my parents house rather than Hamilton. Since my parents also had Rogers TV and home phone (or something, I forget what now), they consolidated all the bills at that address to my dads name, even though we have different first names. I called them to sort it all out, and I was directed to some obscure legal page on their website where they state that this will happen. Basically, it's to put all your bills together, which is convenient, and it also saves money on postage for Rogers, so of course they're gonna do it.

I doubt she'd be suing if she didn't cheat, and her husband didn't leave her. As far as I'm concerned, if you're gonna get married, you accept a vow to be faithful to your spouse, and it's no ones fault but your own when you get caught cheating, regardless of how it happens.

Someone revive the Stella Awards. We have a new contender.

I would "LOL" in the courtroom.

I've tried at least 5 times to type something up and decided nothing I say will convey even a quarter of the rage I feel for this.

And to think these people share my oxygen.

/facepalm

What If...

It were an abusive relationship and the wife's calls to hotlines / for help were found by the husband and things got worse?

Sure in this case the wife was an idiot, but that doesn't make what Rogers did right.

That's my thoughts

I agree with DavidR the premise behind the whole privacy issue is absurd but there has so be some sort of privacy when it comes to those things...

What if it wasn't a phone bill and it was a credit card statement? Or some other confidential information... Just because an address is already in the system under someone else's name, doesn't mean invoices should be bunched together that's completely ludicris

stupid, stupid, stupid. She won't win.

Except that isn't what this is about. Do you think she would be pissed and trying to sue if it didn't result in all that chaos? What kind of family DOESN'T want everything to be billed together. Makes things shit tons easier. Lady's just pissed because she can't have her cake and eat it too.

If this maybe resulted in identity theft or something that wasn't actually her fault (or something that was actually a big deal), then yea; sue. But this is her own damn fault and she's trying to milk it.

Originally Posted by lawleypop

I've tried at least 5 times to type something up and decided nothing I say will convey even a quarter of the rage I feel for this.

And to think these people share my oxygen.

/facepalm

you really care about that oxygen don't you

Originally Posted by Afzal

you really care about that oxygen don't you

No, it's my nice way of saying something really mean. 'Cause you know, people are so sensitive and whatnot. andidontwantanymorewa rnings ;D

Originally Posted by lawleypop

Except that isn't what this is about. Do you think she would be pissed and trying to sue if it didn't result in all that chaos? What kind of family DOESN'T want everything to be billed together. Makes things shit tons easier. Lady's just pissed because she can't have her cake and eat it too.

If this maybe resulted in identity theft or something that wasn't actually her fault (or something that was actually a big deal), then yea; sue. But this is her own damn fault and she's trying to milk it.

That isn't what its about for this woman but that doesn't make what Rogers is doing right.

People just disagree b/c she's a cheater. If this were a different situation, like for the example the situation with the abusive husband people would be more sympathetic.

I don't agree that she should necessarily win a lawsuit but I do think Rogers is in the wrong. She can have her cell phone bill however she wants. If she's paying it she can have it separated from her husband's/house holds stuff. In my house we have a bundle with all our Rogers services but we keep our Rogers Wireless separated from that bundle and get a separate bill.