Reply to post: Re: A little nervous sometimes...

The Filth Filter is part of the chipset, honest. Goes between the TPM and SEP. No, really

Doctor Syntax Silver badge

Re: A little nervous sometimes...

"Why would you be looking at a customer's photos?"

Or any other data? The computer may be a business computer containing commercially confidential material. It may be very convenient for a government to oblige, as the OP implies, a repair shop to check for any possibly illegal material on any computer they might get in their hands in the course of business but it means (a) they're probably cheating in requirements for getting a search warrant if they were to do it themselves, (b) they're trying to get the shop to do a lot of unpaid work on their behalf or charge it to the customer and (c) they're placing an undue burden on the shop in terms of what commercially sensitive information they may come across. As you say, best to keep clear of all user data.

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