Ethical Question

[jsfinn]

Lets say you fix computers for a living and a lady brings you a computer that she wants you to clean up for her daughter to take away to school with her. While you're working on the computer, you notice the daughter has been looking up things like "head shop" and "glass bowl" on the internet.<br /><br />The search was definitely done while the daughter was logged in, but there is no way to be sure that she was the one that did the search. Her login is not password protected and the whole family used to use the computer. Honestly, it could have been one of her friends that might have been over.<br /><br />Do you say something to the mom or just forget about it?

 

[kenimpzoom]

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The lady didnt ask you for that info, so I wouldnt divulge it.<br /><br /><br />Ken

 

[bigbad4cyl]

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privacy is part of what makes america great and free...........ill bet most people consider privacy to be a big part of freedom,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,quit letting these questionable imigrants in that are causing all these new freedom breeching laws....down with the feminazis

 

[Reel Poor]

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Is the daughter an adult????<br /><br />Maybe the daughter was tryin to find out info about something Mom has been doing. <br /><br />To many "What Ifs".<br /><br />SHHHHHHHHH

 

[ZmOz]

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"head shop" and "glass bowl", hell no. "snorting crack" and "making meth", yes. There's a big difference. Head shops and glass bowls are perfectly legal...especially for a daugher old enough to go away to school.

 

[Braxton]

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if i might say, id let it go. but its good that your concerned. like reel poor said theres to many what ifs.

 

[Skinnywater]

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Glass bowls, pot and drugs can be gotten by a young girl at a moments notice.<br />It's the mom that might need a more comprehensive search.

 

[jsfinn]

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Yeah - I was thinking the same thing as everyone else ... just wondered what other people would do...<br /><br />Besides..I'm not saying anything about the ... uh...things ... the brother was looking at.

 

[jtexas]

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head shop & glass bowl are pretty benign, what if you do happen upon "how to make a bomb" or "how to freebase cocaine"? Might want to check with your lawyer, in case you got a legal question in addition to the ethical one. Is there a such thing as "geek-client confidentiality"?

 

[beezee28]

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The way I look at it is, the mum paid you to clean up the computer and that it. Maybe she already know and beside it is not your position as a computer guy to let her know what her daughter is doing. That is my $0.02 worth.

 

[magster65]

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No offence intended but I don't think it's any of your business at all. PC's are just that... Personal Computers. If you were a 'booksmith' and you were fixing the bindings in her diary. Would you read it and then tell others what you read? I didn't think so. In this circumstance it's best to carry on and forget about it.<br /><br />jtexas, that's funny

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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Yea, you are a cleaning party, not a reporting party.<br />That falls under some privacy act I know.<br /><br />Plus it might make the mom mad that you looked and not just cleaned.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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P.S. If there was anything juicy on there, email it to me.

 

[KaGee]

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Originally posted by SBN:<br /> P.S. If there was anything juicy on there, email it to me.

Bad Spinner! BAD!

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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Lord forgive me for being a bad spinner, amen!!!

 

[Vlad D Impeller]

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Originally posted by SBN:<br /> Lord forgive me for being a bad spinner, amen!!!

Aww! you're a good spinner alright, you're just bad bait

 

[jsfinn]

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For the record - it's not that I was snooping - sometimes you can't help seeing things..

 

[mikeandronda]

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Well Im not saying that I would or wouldnt tell but........for those of you with teens or kids how would you feel if your kid was doing drugs and a responsable adult knew they were but didnt let you know. Sometimes you have make your choices with your heart not your mind and that can be very unPC..........maybe a anonimous note?

 

[dolluper]

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Clean it up and make a note of what you cleaned up and give it to the mother.Sort of like a profesional clean up report.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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He stated it was not password protected so if he says something he could begin to open up a whole can of worms.<br /><br />Anyone could have done the search while it was on.<br />Maybe go with dolluper, give it a cleaning report as to what was wiped off it.