UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR OF BEST BUY'S 'GEEK SQUAD'
Think twice before you hand your computer over to them so that Senior Stickyfingers can check you out. People put their entire lives on their computers now. When you let a stranger fix yours you are probably exposing passwords, financial information, personal data and more.
So what are the Geek Squads crimes?
VIOLATING PRIVACY OF LOS ANGELES CUSTOMERS
Geek Squad employees have allegedly engaged in peeping tom activities on female
customers during in-house service visits. A 2007 case alleges that a Los Angeles
Geek Squad employee used his cell phone to record a 22-year-old female customer
while she showered without her knowledge or permission. The employee was arrested
and Best Buy was sued over the incident. In another case, a Geek Squad employee
allegedly stole nude photographs of a 27-year-old female customer from her
computer while it was being serviced. The employee then allegedly shared the
photos on the internet.STEALING PORNOGRAPHY & PERSONAL DATA
Geek Squad technicians have been caught on numerous occasions searching for and copying pornographic content stored on their customers' computers without permission. When asked about the incident at an unrelated conference, Geek Squad founder Robert Stephens refused to discuss the topic, instead focused on whether bloggers should be considered true journalists and whether bloggers follow the same ethical standards as journalists. At least one former Geek Squad employee had come forward with allegations that the practice of surreptitiously searching for pornography on their customers' computers is not restricted to isolated employees, but is often shared with management at the location where the one employee worked. In 2013, Geek Squad was sued for invasion of privacy and several other civil infractions for allegedly releasing nude images found on a customer's computer. The suit is ongoing as of 2015.USING PIRATED SOFTWARE
In 2006 Geek Squad was sued for allegedly using pirated copies of Winternals' Emergency Repair Disk Commander. The lawsuit filed by Austin-based Winternals claims that employees of Geek Squad have continued using the pirated versions of the software after the commercial licensing agreement broke off. Best Buy and Geek Squad were accused of copyright infringement, circumvention of copyright infringement systems, and misappropriation of trade secrets. A settlement was eventually reached, and Winternals created a three-year agreement in place with Best Buy, allowing Geek Squad employees to lawfully use their licensed programs.SUING PEOPLE OVER BULLSHIT
In 2002 during a spate of legal threats and challenges to competitors with "geek" in their names Geek Squad attempted to block the trademark registration of New England area competitor Geek Housecalls claiming that it violated their trademarks. When Geek Housecalls refused to budge, Geek Squad filed civil suit. After two years of wrangling, Geek Squad and Geek Housecalls arrived at an out-of-court settlement, the details of which cannot be disclosed according to the terms of the settlement except to state that Geek Housecalls retained its name. In 2010, Best Buy issued a trademark infringement cease and desist letter against a priest in Wisconsin for painting "God Squad" on his car.You can see more info like this at WehoComputerRepair.com. For more on Geek Squad just click here.
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