Ok...

Here's a what if scenario if the GA HR 1259 get's passed...

1. I am asked to go to a friends house to look at something odd on his VPN connnection.

2. I discover that he is witnessing someone steal Intellectual property from the company HE works for.

3. He turns the thief into the his company, and explains that I identified the network traffic that brought this to their attention.

4. They take the thief to court, and I am called as a witness.

5. I am asked what I did to identify the traffic, and at this point, I'm in a Catch22.

Do I explain what I did and risk being charged with a FELONY as having performing forensics without a P.I. license?

-Or-

Do I plead the 5th Ammendment, and allow the thief to go free?

Also, what if I am "compelled" to give my testimony? What if the company makes a sworn statement that I was the one that helped identify the thief? Wouldn't I still be liable for performing forensics without a license?

Wow...I can't even HELP people anymore?

Now that's messed up.