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I think the headline is kinda missing the point here; the issue is not the flagging of illegal images once found, the issue is snooping around people's computer
by ebbv 9y ago
I think the headline is kinda missing the point here; the issue is not the flagging of illegal images once found, the issue is snooping around people's computers that were left for repairs deliberately looking for illegal images and the violation of trust there.
My computer doesn't have anything illegal on it, that doesn't mean I want a Geek Squad employee looking around at what is there. And if they know there's a payday from the FBI if they find something, you bet they are going to look around. Then what happens when they find something not illegal but that they like; pictures of my wife or friends and family at the beach or something.
This is really not acceptable on multiple levels.
- tbyehl 9y agoI think most commenters are over-analyzing. Deliberately looking for evidence of crime is high effort with low probability of being rewarded. Planting evidence of a crime is very high risk relative to the reward. People with access to someone else's computer snoop for their own entertainment, because they can. The reward is low but the probability of finding something entertaining is high and the risk is practically non-existent.
- ataturk 9y ago"My computer doesn't have anything illegal on it" Don't worry comrade, if you step out of line politically or do anything we otherwise disagree with, your computer WILL have something illegal added to it, it's not a problem at all, especially if it leaves your control for a day or three.