An autistic man has found himself in breach of the Data Protection Act after illegally accumulating an encyclopaedia of information about you in his own memory, it has been reported.
Dexter Livingstone, 45, accused of storing facts about everyone he’s ever met without their permission or consent, claimed in court that he was not data mining on purpose and had no way of stopping.
“Believe me, I wish I could turn it off,” Livingstone insisted. “Do you think I want to remember my ex-plumber’s birthday every year because he mentioned it the one time he fixed my toilet? Now he thinks I’m in love with him.”
“I don’t care what your pet’s name is or your favourite Beatles song or about who said which precise words at Christmas dinner 16 years ago – but try telling my brain that.”
“I’m really not trying to invade your privacy or steal your identity,” Livingstone continued. “Nobody wishes they could unsubscribe from this more than I do.”
Livingstone was ordered by a judge to immediately delete all his stored data. He was later seen repeatedly bashing his head against a brick wall.
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