The article says that any computer repair must have a PI license, unless some onerous disclaimer that no investigation, no sensitive data, blah, blah, blah.
So, those of you who think this is reasonable: would requiring a law degree also be reasonable, since there are many legal restrictions that relate to computer data? The Texas law seems to just be feeding those with PI licenses. Maybe if they restricted it to forensic criminal probes, requiring a PI-licensed participant; but that is not what their law says. Seems to be more like requiring someone who builds a fence to be a licensed surveyor. Thank you, Mark Snyder -----Original Message----- > Snyder, Mark (IT CIV) wrote: >> Saw a link to this on /. Okay, what's up with this? >> >> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2324220,00.asp >> Texas PC Repair Now Requires PI License >> >> Thank you, >> Mark Snyder > That is really messed up. Invariably, That law will cause a > proliferation in the number of PI licenses. Where in the world are > they getting the idea, that, in order to work on a computer, > professionally, a person must have a degree in criminal justice, > accompanied, by the PI license. They are really messed up. I believe the law only requires a PI license if the purpose of doing 'work' on a computer is for the purpose of providing data related to a criminal investigation. Steve ************************************************************************ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************ * ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
