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
Aside from being totally freaking NUTS, the PI license requirement does,
as you say, sound like a power grab--in this case by big firms that
contract out computer service, PIs, and those who run the licensing and
education firms. The trend of requiring a license or a certificate of
some kind
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
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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
I am not a Texas legislator, nor do I know a great deal of what is
required (and obligated) of PIs, but I can suspect the following:
With the increasing ammount of personal and sensitive data on the
computers that these people will be asked to work on, they will be
required to know how to handle
Did you also note that many firms already have a PI on staff!
That was very telling.
What about guys like me who do this for fun and profit?
Stewart
At 02:50 PM 7/2/2008, you wrote:
I am not a Texas legislator, nor do I know a great deal of what is
required (and obligated) of PIs, but I can
On Jul 2, 2008, at 2:04 PM, Christopher wrote:
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
I missed the link where some politician tries to defend this as a good
idea. Can someone paste it here?
If my neighbor hands me a book to read and something illegal falls
from it, why do I need a PI license? For what? To dash over to his
house and arrest him?
That would make much more sense as there is a question of chain of
custody etc. that gets involved here.
Plus laws of evidence that must be met.
Makes perfect sense to me in that siutation.
Stewart
At 03:52 PM 7/2/2008, you wrote:
I believe the law only requires a PI license if the
Now is the time to open a cheap mail order repair shop catering to the
people of Texas- anywhere but Texas.
What they really needed was some sort of security check/bonding of
computer repair people. Some how the Texas Ranger version of the Nerd
Herd/Geek Squad... brings new images of fear.
On
Of Rev. Stewart
Marshall
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That would make much more sense as there is a question of chain of
custody etc. that gets involved here.
Plus laws of evidence that must be met
In Texas Concealed Gun permits are generally available!
Reach for the sky varmint!
Stewart
At 04:21 PM 7/2/2008, you wrote:
But if a tech/geek is required to have a PI license, does that also mean
they'd be licensed to carry a concealed weapon?
I can see the commercials now:
(Dramatic
Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
That would make much more sense as there is a question of chain of
custody etc. that gets involved here.
Plus laws of evidence that must be met.
Makes perfect sense to me in that siutation.
Stewart
At 03:52 PM 7/2/2008, you wrote:
I believe the law only
Computer information is increasingly being brought into the court as
evidence in a crime. Both white collar and sexual crimes.
I would want to make sure that this is being done by a professional
law enforcement personal and computer personal.
A number of years ago I was asked by my Bishop
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