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Geek Squad & FBI

2017-01-05 22:38:38.92797+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Drop your computer off at Geek Squad and they're itching to find anything on it that'll let them get a $500 reward from the FBI. Best Buy Geek Squad Informant Use Has FBI on Defense in Child-Porn Case:

Setting aside the issue of whether the search of Rettenmaier's computer constituted an illegal search by private individuals acting as government agents, the FBI undertook a series of dishonest measures in hopes of building a case, according to James D. Riddet, Rettenmaier's San Clemente-based defense attorney. Riddet says agents conducted two additional searches of the computer without obtaining necessary warrants, lied to trick a federal magistrate judge into authorizing a search warrant, then tried to cover up their misdeeds by initially hiding records.

Worse, this could be in something forced into your browser cache without your knowledge, or, hell, even put there by a Geek Squad employee.

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