Over the past few years a number of reports of “criminals”, usually alleged paedophiles, have been caught because “illegal” photographs and/or videos were found on their computer. A computer technician, while working on the computer “found” the files and then reported this to the appropriate authorities. It is somewhat disturbing that none of the various news items on this particular topic have ever recognized, or even raised the possibility of, the serious and dangerous breach of privacy and ethics which has occurred. It is as if the reports are designed to lead the public to accept such breaches due to the overriding “good” that results.
