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| 22 Jun 09, 11:18 PM grahamm  UK, 11 yrs  |
Unless that's on the desktop or otherwise blatantly obvious, what the hell is the PC Repair Guy doing snooping through your folders for it or anything else anyway? If someone comes around to my house to fix the plumbing, I don't expect to find them digging through my personal papers "just in case" I've got illegal porn there! | ||
| 22 Jun 09, 11:47 PM SirOpenSource UK(E), 6 yrs     |
bearing in mind the defendants social background I may be wrong but doubt he would be at all aware of the date the offence became law. I cannot speak for mentoring but each counselling client will get as much from Counselling as they wish to. Although many see it as an 'easy ride' a great deal of self development can be obtained from working with a dedicated Counsellor. SOS A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave - Mahatma Gandhi | ||
| 23 Jun 09, 6:57 AM DaddysTouch UK(RG), 3 yrs |
If someone illegally breaks into your house and finds your collection of kiddy porn, isn't that a) breaking the law on his part and b) not admissible in court? So if a computer repair shop goes looking at files other than what was needed to complete the job, is that not breaking the law on their part (computer offences act or some such, I forget the name) and not admissible? Though I expect the police probably let the repair shop give them the computer back, then get a warrant to search the home of the person who brought in the computer. None the less, surely the repair shop should be charged? What men in all the world have shown such daring? | ||
| 23 Jun 09, 8:34 AM Backdooruk UK(BA), 12 yrs |
There are two reasons it's very likely they would look at your hard disks: 1) I imagine its standard procedure to test and repair any file system problems, regardless of what the original issue is that they are repairing. If I'm checking out the health of a computer, I'd find it difficult not to look at the contents of the hard disk at some point. 2) Most issues are going to involve software, or at least the suspicion of software issues. That's going to involve some rooting around of the file system in most cases. - Chris
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| 23 Jun 09, 8:36 AM Backdooruk UK(BA), 12 yrs |
No, because by giving them it to repair you've given permission to look at it. - Chris
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| 23 Jun 09, 10:04 AM SirOpenSource UK(E), 6 yrs |
It's a question of reading the repair shops terms and conditions for repairs. If you don't , unfortunately it's your problem. SOS
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| 23 Jun 09, 10:23 AM DaddysTouch UK(RG), 3 yrs |
Every repair shop I've ever been in has had a little thing up saying 'we do not view your personal data or share any of your data with third parties'... What men in all the world have shown such daring? | ||
| 23 Jun 09, 10:25 AM Backdooruk UK(BA), 12 yrs |
They don't need to view the personal data to read filenames (my original point). - Chris
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| 23 Jun 09, 10:41 AM dementia_von_gurth UK(DA), 4 yrs |
what a complex issue .... is a legal or moral one. where does privacy end and responsibility begin ... as people have mentioned, you wouldn't expect the plumber to search your house looking for porn or anything incriminating while he is bleeding the radiators. but i like to think most of us would report a crime if we saw one ... but the police would very much frown upon members of the public going out and actually looking for crime and criminals ... so are these people being respinsible or acting like some kind of PC vigilante ... all for one and fuck the rest |
