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The Honolulu Advertiser - Computer Repair Shops and the FBI
by Decius at 9:17 am EST, Feb 9, 2004 |
] Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Cyber
] Crime Squad have been approaching O'ahu computer-repair
] specialists, network consultants and software developers
] and asking them to report any overtly criminal activity
] they find in customers' computers.
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] The FBI primarily is looking for purveyors of child pornography, software used in
] the piracy of movies and music, and threats to national security. Next time you send your computer in for repair you better hope the guy who repairs it doesn't think he's a junior FBI agent. Kazaa is right there on the list, between the kiddy porn and the terrorism. |
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RE: The Honolulu Advertiser - Computer Repair Shops and the FBI
by Acidus at 10:33 am EST, Feb 9, 2004 |
Decius wrote:
] ] Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Cyber
] ] Crime Squad have been approaching O'ahu computer-repair
] ] specialists, network consultants and software developers
] ] and asking them to report any overtly criminal activity
] ] they find in customers' computers. This is like that TIPS program a while back, where the feds wanted UPS guys, electric guys, etc to report anything out of the ordinary. I agree that being reported since you have Kazaa is retarded, but I can understand them being asked if they see obviously illegal things (ie Child Porn) to report it. I believe photo-developers also have the same kind of rules. I think these folks may be required to under one of those "if you know a crime's been commited but didn't report it" laws. |
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