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agree with Infragard SA(FBI) as a good person to know + as with all research http://www.infragard.org disclosure(s) technical and moral. Finally keep a hand written logbook for all "research" work as this is your written proof On 9/10/09, Michael Douglas <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > -- Sent from my mobile device Tom Brennan 973.506.9303 http://www.linkedin.com/in/tombrennan _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
