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Follow-up On Texas PI Law For PC Techs

Posted by samzenpus on from the are-you-licensed-to-look dept.

boyko.at.netqos writes "Network Performance Daily has put out an in-depth series on the Texas law that requires private investigator licenses for computer repair techs, network analysts, and other IT professionals. It includes an interview with the author of the law, Texas Rep. Joe Driver, the captain of the Texas Private Security Bureau, RenEarl Bowie, and Matt Miller at the Institute for Justice, which is suing the state over the law. Finally, there's a series summary and editorial."

8 of 233 comments (clear)

  1. Follow-up On Texas PI Law by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They haven't made it 3 again?

    1. Re:Follow-up On Texas PI Law by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      It would be 3.2, because everything is bigger in Texas.

    2. Re:Follow-up On Texas PI Law by ibbey · · Score: 3, Funny

      To bad you can't mod "-1 didn't get the joke".

  2. Re:Tax Dollars At Work by dahitokiri · · Score: 4, Funny

    If it does, I'm sure he'll be given retroactive legal immunity for it.

  3. Re:Your Stupidity at Work. by easyTree · · Score: 5, Funny

    Read. The. Fucking. Article.

    Never!

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  4. Re:What is an investigation by polle404 · · Score: 1, Funny
    i guess it's all about precedence,

    i can easily see my 12 year old nephew sue his mom because she 'investigated' (read: deleted) his pr0n-stash?

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  5. Re:Should result in a nice price hike by corbettw · · Score: 4, Funny

    And don't forget the IT guys that cant get bonded due to a shady past but are technically competent who will turn to crime to feed their families.

    Are you seriously speculating on back alley disk defragmentation? What's next, a poster showing a PC tech laying on the ground with a busted PC next to him, and the phrase "NEVER AGAIN" underneath?

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  6. Re:Should result in a nice price hike by coolsnowmen · · Score: 5, Funny

    back alley disk defragmentation...

    heh, that image cracks me up.

    Hooded seller: "You disk is in order, your seektimes should be better"

    Hodded buyer: "Thanks man, your a f* lifesaver"

    Hodded seller: "if anyone body asks, you don't know me. You mention my name to anyone, we never do business again. Not for malware, or a browser upgrade"