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Re: I suppose it is a fake thing or a misunderstanding :?
From: "Larry Seltzer" <larry () larryseltzer com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:03:46 -0400
Actually, I do think the text below could be construed for normal repair. See (a)(1)(D) ... engages in the business of obtaining or furnishing, or accepts employment to obtain or furnish, information related to:... the cause or responsibility for ... damage ... to a person or to property; My computer is damaged. You diagnose it. You fall under the clause. Larry Seltzer eWEEK.com Security Center Editor http://security.eweek.com/ http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/ Contributing Editor, PC Magazine larry.seltzer () ziffdavisenterprise com -----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Richard M. Smith Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 12:02 PM To: 'FunSec [List]' Subject: Re: [funsec] I suppose it is a fake thing or a misunderstanding :? I don't see it. Which clause do you think applies? Richard -----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Larry Seltzer Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 10:22 AM To: Vitaly McLain; FunSec [List] Subject: Re: [funsec] I suppose it is a fake thing or a misunderstanding :? The text of the law is here: http://postprocess.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/will-lit-support-vendors-nee d-a-pi-license-in-texas/ An excerpt is below. I could certainly see how it could be read to refer to normal computer support, and prosecutors like to use whatever weapon they can. Sec. 1702.104. INVESTIGATIONS COMPANY. (a) A person acts as an investigations company for the purposes of this chapter if the person: (1) engages in the business of obtaining or furnishing, or accepts employment to obtain or furnish, information related to: (A) crime or wrongs done or threatened against a state or the United States; (B) the identity, habits, business, occupation, knowledge, efficiency, loyalty, movement, location, affiliations, associations, transactions, acts, reputation, or character of a person; (C) the location, disposition, or recovery of lost or stolen property; or (D) the cause or responsibility for a fire, libel, loss, accident, damage, or injury to a person or to property; (2) engages in the business of securing, or accepts employment to secure, evidence for use before a court, board, officer, or investigating committee; (3) engages in the business of securing, or accepts employment to secure, the electronic tracking of the location of an individual or motor vehicle other than for criminal justice purposes by or on behalf of a governmental entity; or (4) engages in the business of protecting, or accepts employment to protect, an individual from bodily harm through the use of a personal protection officer. (b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), obtaining or furnishing information includes information obtained or furnished through the review and analysis of, and the investigation into the content of, computer-based data not available to the public. Larry Seltzer eWEEK.com Security Center Editor http://security.eweek.com/ http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/ Contributing Editor, PC Magazine larry.seltzer () ziffdavisenterprise com -----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Vitaly McLain Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:46 AM To: FunSec [List] Subject: Re: [funsec] I suppose it is a fake thing or a misunderstanding :? Julio Canto wrote:
http://www.gearlog.com/2008/06/new_texas_law_requires_pi_lice.php "A recently passed law requires that Texas computer-repair technicians
have a private-investigator license, according to a story posted by a Dallas-Fort Worth CW affiliate."
This is just a case of Slashdot and similar sites reporting something with a misleading, sensationalist headline and their version of the truth spreading. Read into it more and you'll realize it has little to do with computer repair and more with computer forensics and other investigative work. It certainly may have an impact on security professionals who work in the state, but I don't think it's as overreaching as the Internet makes it out to be. vitaly _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
Current thread:
- I suppose it is a fake thing or a misunderstanding :? Julio Canto (Jul 02)
- Re: I suppose it is a fake thing or a misunderstanding :? Richard M. Smith (Jul 02)
- Re: I suppose it is a fake thing or a misunderstanding :? Vitaly McLain (Jul 02)
- Re: I suppose it is a fake thing or a misunderstanding :? Julio Canto (Jul 02)
- Re: I suppose it is a fake thing or a misunderstanding :? Larry Seltzer (Jul 02)
- Re: I suppose it is a fake thing or a misunderstanding :? Richard M. Smith (Jul 02)
- Re: I suppose it is a fake thing or a misunderstanding :? David Harley (Jul 02)
- Re: I suppose it is a fake thing or a misunderstanding :? Richard M. Smith (Jul 02)
- Re: I suppose it is a fake thing or a misunderstanding :? David Harley (Jul 02)
- Re: I suppose it is a fake thing or a misunderstanding :? Larry Seltzer (Jul 02)
- Re: I suppose it is a fake thing or a misunderstanding :? Richard M. Smith (Jul 02)