Computer repairs and data privacy

spud17

Nilrem wrote: »

That is pretty much it i think.

For example I sometimes repair friends PC's (sometimes annoyingly a lot of my sisters friends know I'm pretty good with PC's), and whilst I don't tend to "look around"*.....< SNIP>.....ing around for stuff, but if it's obvious they'll probably report it if it's seriously illegal (and the odd downloaded copy of "Star Trek 15: The hunt for a Girdle" isn't**)

Nice one, but too long to fully quote, .

A pretty good summing up of the experiences of many people on here.

If you're dragging pictures into a 'save' folder from all over the flippin machine, then it's virtually impossible not to catch a glimpse or two.

I recently had to rescue a hard drive using Photorec/Testdisk, that was an eye opener, I shall never be able to look him or his gf in the eye (or anywhere else) again. :rotfl:

debitcardmayhem

Patatas Bravas Spud :rotfl::rotfl::D

skylight

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chunter

Awful slow free website. No address.

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waddler_8

googler wrote: »

...do I have a defence, along the lines of - "I didn't put them there deliberately", or will computer repairers and courts alike assume the worst?

A compromised machine can be used for literally anything.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/09/malware_child_abuse_images_frame_up/

Also look up the case of Julie Amero.

debitcardmayhem

waddler_8 wrote: »

A compromised machine can be used for literally anything.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/09/malware_child_abuse_images_frame_up/

Also look up the case of Julie Amero.

Very interesting post Waddler, but sadly this thread was dead-ish until a spammer resurrected it

GunJack

that pesky spammer again, eh ??? good to see the mods have deleted his posts....just hope he don't come back with a new name ad start again :mad: