Geek Squad's Relationship with FBI Is Cozier Than We Thought [telecom]
Geek Squad's Relationship with FBI Is Cozier Than We Thought
By Aaron Mackey
After the prosecution of a California doctor revealed the FBI's ties to a Best Buy Geek Squad computer repair facility in Kentucky, new documents released to EFF show that the relationship goes back years. The records also confirm that the FBI has paid Geek Squad employees as informants.
EFF filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit last year to learn more about how the FBI uses Geek Squad employees to flag illegal material when people pay Best Buy to repair their computers. The relationship potentially circumvents computer owners' Fourth Amendment rights.
Posted 5 years ago by Monty Solomon in General Telecommunications Forum
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