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What do you do when you find pornography on a client's computer?

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I don't get how people who browse porn on a computer that can be looked at by other people so stupid. First, you should not be downloading friggin video files at work. That's just dumb. And if you are looking at pictures on websites, learn how to clean up your damn tracks before an IT guy starts messing with stuff.

I once had someone who had to use my computer while his was down for a few days. I check the history and there is porn, porn, porn. Idiot. Can't you get your rocks off in the bathroom without looking at porn on my computer?
 
I found porn links on a couple of machines in my office. I just ignored them. No solid porn yet though.
 
I'm an IT / coder.

Looking at it from an HR standpoint, if it isn't work related you're putting your (& his) job at risk. If someone else sees it they can charge harassment (or worse) and then it hits the fan.

Although we don't look for it, we find it doing repairs on systems, responding to network complaints, etc. I've had to do quite a bit of "investigations" on these sort of things and seen the people that knew about it (but weren't participating) fired.

Couple of stories:

1] Many moons ago we repaired laptops for a computer company that no longer does business in the US. Troubleshooting a HD, we found some kiddie stuff - made me sick. Forwarded this onto my supervisor, never knew actually what happened.....

2] Jump ahead a few years - we're contacted by the FBI about someone working that had kiddie stuff. Of course we complied. Asked them if they needed his box/server records, etc. They said no...they had all the data from his box already !!!! We run a pretty tight ship (nobody is perfect) but I doubt they got in through our firewall, etc. Saw some of the records - never doubt the ability of the govt. to follow you (think carnivore....)
 
It does depend...

In my case, if I come across it (of any kind), I am supposed to report it. But, that is just my company's policy. I was under the impression that if a guy is looking at porn at his desk and a woman comes by and sees it, that she can sue for sexual harassment. We only find it at work when someone is being stupid at work and sets off web filters and the such... Most of the time they get a warning unless they were being incredibly stupid about it (or if it was kiddie porn, etc.).
 
unless its child porn, mind your own business. if that persons productivity is lousy because of it he'll eventually get fired. if its no detriment and you get him humiliated and fired? then its on u.
 
Originally posted by: SampSon
So why exactly are you LOOKING for it?
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because as any technician would know, you always look thru each directory on a PC before formatting the HD. how else will he know what to back up etc.
 
Write a simple program that replaces the images, while keeping the orginal filenames intact, with images from alt.tasteless or <insert your favorite foul newsgroup here>. 😛
 
Let the person know that you have seen it (as a warning), and reminded him that the computer is company property therefore he have to be more discrete.
 
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