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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I'm currently working on a man's laptop removing some spyware. He was kind enough to tell me that he's got some pr0n on his machine, gay pr0n. I told him that I didn't care what it was, I was interested in removing the virus. Meanwhile, knowing what I know about computers, I could easily discern and snoop about. But why? It's just more time I'd have to spend on his stuff, instead of finishing and moving onto the next task, or even going home instead of staying longer at the office.
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That's an interesting analogy. Having worked full time in the field before (and doing so sporadically still), I can say that I have stumbled across or been told about some bizarre stuff on client's machines before. Gay pr0n? Pretty tame, compared to some of what I've seen. So long as it's not illegal, I couldn't care less. Knowing that a guy loves grannyswithstrapons.com really doesn't gain me anything; after he's billed and paid up, I probably won't remember his name anyway.
Professional courtesy is key in any situation where you're handling personal information. While the staff don't get paid to do what they do here, it's really the same principle in effect. They have nothing to gain by going through your private information, and I trust them to respect the privacy of the userbase here.
So now I've come full circle, I suppose. My prior post was input as an IT professional, this one is just me. I trust Halx, Secretmethod70, the_jazz and Cynthetiq. They've all become acquaintances of varying degrees of familiarity over the years, and they've all individually earned my respect independently of their position. For that matter, the same can be said about the moderator team.
You either trust them or you don't.