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.
