Slightly OT..."illegal material"

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Those of you who service computers professionally...what do you or would you
do in the following hypothetical situation. While working on a client PC,
you see that child p0rn images are stored on the hard drive. Not the type of
stuff where the subject might be 16 or 17, but material that is
unequivocally a minor, who is in a situation that is unquestionably illegal.

FWIW, this is purely hypothetical, and simply needs to be discussed as part
of a training course. I just wonder if you have policies, procedures, and/or
legal requirements.

-John O
 
JohnO said:
Those of you who service computers professionally...what do you or would you
do in the following hypothetical situation. While working on a client PC,
you see that child p0rn images are stored on the hard drive. Not the type of
stuff where the subject might be 16 or 17, but material that is
unequivocally a minor, who is in a situation that is unquestionably illegal.

FWIW, this is purely hypothetical, and simply needs to be discussed as part
of a training course. I just wonder if you have policies, procedures, and/or
legal requirements.

-John O
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It has never happened here - and I've been in business for about 7 years
- but I would immediately stop work on the machine and call the local
FBI office since I'm in the US. I suppose who you would call depends on
what country you're in.


Malke
 
JohnO said:
Those of you who service computers professionally...what do you or would you
do in the following hypothetical situation. While working on a client PC,
you see that child p0rn images are stored on the hard drive. Not the type of
stuff where the subject might be 16 or 17, but material that is
unequivocally a minor, who is in a situation that is unquestionably illegal.

FWIW, this is purely hypothetical, and simply needs to be discussed as part
of a training course. I just wonder if you have policies, procedures, and/or
legal requirements.
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There is no issue here: you _must_ contact the authorities. You would be
morally and (probably, depending on your jurisdiction) legally complicit
in the abuse if you do not.

Geoff
 
A number of 'c list celebrities' have been caught, in the UK, when they had
their PC's serviced in various shops
 
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