Privacy: Not When Repairing Computers

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Aron Schatz
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December 21, 2007
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This one falls under the "duh" category. When you bring in your computer for repair, don't expect your privacy to be upheld. This is in the literal and legal sense.

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When searching the Windows XP computer for some sample video files, a technician named Stephen Richert allegedly spotted files that "appeared to be pornographic in nature" based on their names. Richert clicked on one that had listed a male name and an age of 13 or 14 and found a video he believed to contain child pornography. Then the usual series of events happened: Richert called Wyomissing police, who promptly showed up, seized the computer, and, after Sodomsky returned to pick it up, seized its owner as well.

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