Jim, at one point that was the attitude of law enforcement. I know, I was there... it was fugly.
But unfortunately, the volume of these sorts of issues is such that *every* police department i've worked with in the past 5 years has a computer forensics "go-to guy" either internal or external. As a result, assuming you approach them correctly, you're not going to get any flack. I know... I'm there now. <warning -- I'm getting on my high horse> I'm *very* concerned with your approach, mostly from a moral standpoint. If my turning over files is helpful in breaking a case, or just building a case, it is WELL worth the minor inconvenience of handing files over. Just deleting files and walking away is not something I would ever encourage. "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke) <off high horse> Again, please get a lawyer! You have to know what protections you have in your jurisdiction. - Mick On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 7:42 AM, Jim Halfpenny <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 2009/9/10 Michael Dickey <[email protected]> >> >> Personally, I think I would wipe it clean off. That's not something I'd >> like to ever mess with or run afoul of. >> >> But there may be value in forensically examining the files or the victims, >> so it might be best to report the incident and turn over evidence. > > I for one would not expect a friendly or sympathetic response from law > enforcement if I approached them with such evidence. My gut instinct is to > securely delete and ignore, grave though the crime may be. If you are not a > law enforcement officer it's not your business to investigate crimes and > doing so could land you in hot water. IANAL but I don't think you are duty > bound to report a crime if the only report you can give is, "Paedophiles are > using anonymising tools on the Internet." > > Consult legal council. You may wish to document incidents where you are > inadvertantly exposed to such material and keep a copy of this log with a > solictor should you ever get into trouble. > > Jim > > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
