confidential info on old harddrives.

From: bluoval <bluoval_at_mindspring.com>
Date: Mon May 31 18:05:28 1999

did the house come furnished, or is this my couch?

Chuck McManis wrote:

> At 04:15 PM 5/30/99 -0400, bluoval wrote:
> >If I buy a computer w/ a hard drive, what ever data it might contain is mine
> >also.
>
> Ok, if you want to proceed down this line of reasoning, consider the
> following ethical test, if you pass you get to keep the gold.
>
> 1) You buy a house, you invite your friend over, he finds a kilo
> of Cocaine stuffed into the couch and happens to work for the
> DEA. Do you:
> a) Admit that it is yours because after all you
> bought the house and to 10 - 15 years in federal
> prison?
> b) Exclaim loudly that you didn't know it was there
> and help them track down the previous owner.
>
> If you answered 'a' you get to keep the gold map.
>
> --Chuck
Received on Mon May 31 1999 - 18:05:28 BST