On Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:06:55 +0000, Cydrome Leader wrote:

Charlie wrote:

"Jeffrey Angus" wrote in message
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Customer brings in a lap top. "Won't boot"

So you do the usual amount of diagnostics and knock a little sense
back into the machine.

Being nosy of course, you check out the pictures folder to see what
their kinks are.

Isn't that an nvasion of privacy? Did you have a search warrant? Do
you open yourself up to a lawsuit?

Advice I one got from an attorney. You never want to be in the witness
box. And you don't know the ansewer until the judge tells you.

this is good advice.

Let's say the computer is returned with no mention of contraband. Down
the road the owner is arrested, computer seized and contraband found.
Owner says he has no knowledge of the contraband and that he had it
repaired not long ago and the contraband must have been placed their by
the repair person. You are served taken in to be questioned. Do you now
lie about having knowledge about the contraband? What if you are called
to testify? Do you purger yourself and deny knowledge?

Just some food for thought.



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