Damini
Part of the furniture
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- Dec 22, 2003
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Hey guys - here's the situation. I've got a friend (Sally) who lives in a pub with her bloke (John) and another couple who also work in the pub - Adam, Karen, and their 8 month old baby. Names all changed, of course.
For the past six months, there was a watch left in the bathroom (not in the pub area, but in the living area). Sally and John didn't think much of it.
Not until John came home early and found it plugged into Adam's laptop.
That means there is potentially six months worth of spycam footage of the bathroom. John went crazy, as you would, and chucked Adam, Karen and their baby out. They went to the police, who apparently (!) view this as a private dispute and do not want to get involved. John and Sally have strong suspicions that Adam might have been selling the footage online, as they have been wondering for ages where the hell he gets all his money from.
Because they let Adam leave with the laptop and the watch (threw him out in a rage, didn't really think it through), they have no proof, and Adam is of course denying it all (despite the fact that if you type spy camera watch into google, the first hit you get is that very watch that everyone saw for 6 months). Numerous people have asked me for advice about it, because of the whole scam thing before, but it's a totally different kettle of fish finding someone online and working out who they are, to knowing someone in rl and working out what they do online without access to their pc.
I've told them they should go back to the police, and kick off. Mention the fact that there was a baby in the house. Is there anything else they can do? I've suggested hiring a private investigator, to look into Adam's finances. If you are the one paying the ISP, do you have any rights to check your own records? What are the legal ramifications with spy cameras?
I'm pretty disgusted. It's such a violation. Any advice you guys can give would be gratefully received.
For the past six months, there was a watch left in the bathroom (not in the pub area, but in the living area). Sally and John didn't think much of it.
Not until John came home early and found it plugged into Adam's laptop.
That means there is potentially six months worth of spycam footage of the bathroom. John went crazy, as you would, and chucked Adam, Karen and their baby out. They went to the police, who apparently (!) view this as a private dispute and do not want to get involved. John and Sally have strong suspicions that Adam might have been selling the footage online, as they have been wondering for ages where the hell he gets all his money from.
Because they let Adam leave with the laptop and the watch (threw him out in a rage, didn't really think it through), they have no proof, and Adam is of course denying it all (despite the fact that if you type spy camera watch into google, the first hit you get is that very watch that everyone saw for 6 months). Numerous people have asked me for advice about it, because of the whole scam thing before, but it's a totally different kettle of fish finding someone online and working out who they are, to knowing someone in rl and working out what they do online without access to their pc.
I've told them they should go back to the police, and kick off. Mention the fact that there was a baby in the house. Is there anything else they can do? I've suggested hiring a private investigator, to look into Adam's finances. If you are the one paying the ISP, do you have any rights to check your own records? What are the legal ramifications with spy cameras?
I'm pretty disgusted. It's such a violation. Any advice you guys can give would be gratefully received.