Re: reliability of evidence
Well said.
The laws are different in Australia. I personally found clear child pornography on a laptop I was removing a virus infection from.
When I found it I rung a friend who was a local police officer asking what my obligations were. His response was if I didn't report it I and it was last found out I knew about it, I could have been charged in aiding the perpetrator.
Needless to say I reported it, the Laptop was seized, his house was raided and he was charged. I had to give evidence how I found it in the course of doing the repair (he did not make any attempts to hide the images). He confessed and gave up a major kingpin in the distribution of child porn and he went down along with hundreds of others.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
