But did the police have the right to search the computer without a warrant?
-----Original Message----- From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 3:57 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: pro or con... I don't see this as a 4th amendment case. The tech has possession of the computer, given to him by the owner. Now there's no reasonable expectation of privacy since it was voluntarily exposed - reasonable being the key word here. It's unreasonable to expect that somebody discovering illegal activities would not report them to police. If the computer's power supply was stuffed with Marijuana, and the tech discovered it, then there would not be any expectation of privacy, would there? It's no different. I believe in Due Process, but this is a silly representation of what it should be. Matthew Small ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Save $10 Download ZoneAlarm Security Suite http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=66 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:169722 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
