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> The problem is getting paid to actively search for it. That sets up some perverse incentives. It doesn't just setup perverse incentives, it's a great way for
by snuxoll 9y ago
> The problem is getting paid to actively search for it. That sets up some perverse incentives.
It doesn't just setup perverse incentives, it's a great way for the FBI to lose cases and have existing ones overturned now. If Geek Squad employees are being paid to actively search for illegal contents on computers by the FBI they have become agents of the government and the fourth amendment starts coming into play - the FBI would need a search warrant for these systems BEFORE Geek Squad searched them or any evidence recovered will be inadmissible in court due to an unconstitutional search and fruit of the poison tree, it doesn't count as some anonymous tip from a citizen at that point.
Who thought this was a good idea? With this report ANYBODY who has had their computer searched by geek squad and charged with a crime now has a good argument to make to the court that their case should be thrown out.
- cornholio 9y ago> it's a great way for the FBI to lose cases and have existing ones overturned now. Only if it's ever found out. It went on for a decade until a privacy group (not a defense lawyer) decided to dig deeper.