Confiscated by who?
its not like the kids in the picture could see the sex in the others. what does it even matter?
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Confiscated by who?
its not like the kids in the picture could see the sex in the others. what does it even matter?
Absolutely this.
He didn't say he confiscated it, the way I read it he reported it (most likely to the police) and the laptop was confiscated (again most likely by the police).
On contrary, if somebody asks somebody to recover some pictures off their laptop its expected that the person will have to look at the pictures on there to identify the correct ones.
And believe it or not unless the law has changed recently uncensored pornography is still prohibited in the UK.
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I can't believe I had someone the other day ring up claiming her password didnt work, for a few reasons, this particular password doesn't expire...
Turns out she had caps lock on....
Also, as we use iPhones at worked synced to Exchange, the same two people come to me every month complaining that their iphone email isnt working, and it's always dues to their password expiring...
Oh, and I have "shutdown" a server remotely before.... good job I live about 5 miles from work..
Turns out she had caps lock on....
Also, as we use iPhones at worked synced to Exchange, the same two people come to me every month complaining that their iphone email isnt working, and it's always dues to their password expiring...
Oh, and I have "shutdown" a server remotely before.... good job I live about 5 miles from work..
That would be fine, but you just know he was looking at all of them and gawping at them. Rather than just copying the correct folder with his kids pictures.
It changed a long time ago...
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Distribution of hardcore is still controlled, but possession has never been an offence. The owner of that laptop did nothing legally or morally wrong; his only mistake was giving his business to a person who couldn't mind their own.
Actually my statement was more rhetorical, the are still limits to what you can/cannot do with porn in the UK hence why the tape/dvd industry is getting hammered by "superior" stuff on the internet, I.E iirc when showing intercourse from behind the male its illegal for a shot to contain more than three "pumps" before moving to the next shot.
The guy having videos on his laptop of himself banging some chick isn't an issue, him transferring that imagery to another party (in this case the computer store) would be an issue.
There is absolutely no issue here, the police do not deal with such matters.
I can see the situation...
PC shop nerd finds videos of customer getting some action.
Said nerd is jealous because he's not getting any.
Police are called.
REVENGE!!!!
Images have to be published or possessed with the intention of publishing for gain (i.e. money or some other tangible benefit) for there to be an offence. Even if the laptop owner had done either of those things, the CPS's guidance to prosecutors is that material involving 'normal' sexual activity should not lead to criminal charges.
Unintentionally distributing prohibited material is still distribution of prohibited material...
*Edit*: I meant restricted not prohibited.
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The one question that I am wondering is why the contents of this persons photo album were viewed at all?
If i was asked to recover someones picture i would either just drag the required folders to an external source drive in the GUI or even better do the entire process on the CLI (usually quicker).
I have had requests can you recover my email,files, holiday snaps from camera etc etc but do i need to read that persons email/files while recovering it? No as firstly I wouldn't invade someones privacy like that and secondly I have better things to do.
By invading this persons privacy and causing an issue that didn't exist you have created the perfect example of "How not to act if you are an IT professional". To post about it on here trying to make yourself look clever shows even more what level of pond life you are.
If i was asked to recover someones picture i would either just drag the required folders to an external source drive in the GUI or even better do the entire process on the CLI (usually quicker).
I have had requests can you recover my email,files, holiday snaps from camera etc etc but do i need to read that persons email/files while recovering it? No as firstly I wouldn't invade someones privacy like that and secondly I have better things to do.
By invading this persons privacy and causing an issue that didn't exist you have created the perfect example of "How not to act if you are an IT professional". To post about it on here trying to make yourself look clever shows even more what level of pond life you are.
If handing someone a laptop with hardcore porn on it counts as publishing (which I seriously doubt, but I couldn't be bothered looking up the cases), the charging guidance says that images of consensual sex should not lead to charges anyway.
The modern purpose of the OPA is to protect the public from images that are either 'extreme' or could not have been created legally. The police would not spend a minute listening to a puritanical dork's complaint about a man having the audacity to photograph himself having sex.
The modern purpose of the OPA is to protect the public from images that are either 'extreme' or could not have been created legally. The police would not spend a minute listening to a puritanical dork's complaint about a man having the audacity to photograph himself having sex.
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I used to work for a competitor. One day we got this PC returned to us by this guy for repair because it wouldn't boot up. Managed to salvage the Windows installation only to be greeted with a massive picture of him doing his wife set as his desktop wallpaper. Thanks for that.
I never imagined that something as mundane and ubiquitous as fisting was considered obscene, that act is even more repugnant than I originally thought.
Imagine if all these draconian laws were actually enforced, the police would never get any real work done!
Going back a while here, but once whilst speaking to a lady in a shop supporting their EPOS system I asked her to press 'Any Key'.....
No word of a lie, after around a 30 second pause in the conversation she asks, which key is that!!
Even Compaq felt the need to create this FAQ Page:
Even Compaq felt the need to create this FAQ Page:
So i can press any key, But what if i press the power key?
LOL
At that point, you unplug everything and put all of the parts into the boxes they came in and return it all!!
