Utah Bill Would Require IT Workers To Report Child Porn (ksl.com)

Mr.Intel writes: A Utah lawmaker wants computer technicians to face jail time if they don't immediately report child pornography they discover on someone's computer. The proposal would require computer technicians to report child pornography to law enforcement or a federal cyber tip line if they encounter the material, but they would not be required to go searching for it. If they find it and don't report it, they could be given up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. It would mirror laws already on the books in at least 12 other states, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Comments

Can't wait for the training!

[OzPeter]

HR: Please complete your mandatory child pornography identification training before the end of the month
Worker Bee: What?!?!?! Why do I have to do that?
HR: Because if you don't complete your training and you encounter child pornography and don't report then you could be subject to prosecution
WB: So I have to know what child pornography looks like, so that if I "accidentally" look at some image or video I will recognize it.
HR: Yep
WB: and if I don't?
HR: There'll be other consequence.
WB: Like what?
HR: Well .. if you get prosecuted, then you might sue us because we hadn't given you the required training to meet the legal requirements of you job.
HR: And we can only employ fully trained staff.
HR: You do want to stay on staff don't you?
HR: So it's a win-win for everyone if you do the training.
WB: *sigh* .. OK .. what does this training consist of?
HR: Looking at child pornography.
WB: How the fuck is that even legal?
HR: Don't worry, all your training will be given through an FBI approved course.