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EFF Weighs in on Computer Privacy Case
An anonymous reader writes "A case on appeal to the Washington State Court of Appeals, State v. Westbrook, recently drew the attention of the EFF. They argue that: "citizens have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the contents of their computers, and that their Fourth Amendment rights don't disappear when a computer is delivered to a technician for servicing." This ruling could threaten to 'turn your friendly neighborhood computer repair technician into a government informer' "
He can do any of those, and he should be allowed to if agreements are mutual. The government may not let him, but that just makes them in the wrong, not the store owner.
If a shop owner doesn't want black people in his store, so be it. Black people don't have to go there, and I'm not sure why they would want to give money to someone who dislikes them as such. It's his store, he can make whatever poor business decisions he wants with regards to it.
If the agreement of buying something at his store is "if you're the third customer, I will kill you!" and people agree to this deal, so be it. It's his store and its their lives to do with as they see fit, not the government's.
He can spy on his customers if they agree to be spied on. The government should let store owners and store patrons be to make whatever mutual agreements they want.