Recently, a gentleman, (and I use the term loosely) took his computer to a repair shop to have a virus........

Recently, a gentleman, (and I use the term loosely) took his computer to a repair shop to have a virus or some such removed. The technician discovered that he have child porn downloaded on the computer. He reported the gentleman to the authorities.

Was that a violation of the gentleman's privacy rights, or did the technician do the right thing?
He did the right thing. Say this guy get busted later. He could say the tech put it on there. That be the repairs persons responsibility to report that perv !!!!!
He presented a appliance to a stranger. If it had pot inside the box, the tech could be in trouble, for possession. If the guy wanted privacy, he could own fixed his own problem. When he gave the box to the tech, he gave up rights.

Glad the tech called the cops!
I'm not an attorney, but the repair technician be not looking for any criminal material. He was just doing his position. I think he did the right thing. He probably saved some children from his horrible behavior.
same thing happens if you try to develop picture that has 'child-porn' on it.....many new parents (taking pics of their toddler in the bathtub) have discovered this He waived privacy (what an idiot) when he tolerate the guy work on his computer.

Yes; I am very glad the techie called the cops.
No. The repairman is required by ruling to do this the same way a repairman is required to report you if you have without permission downloaded music or videos on your computer from a file sharing network such as limewire. you dont hold any rights if you do something illegal. In fact it would have be a crime for the technicin to not call the police.
Nope, I think you are required to report them. He did the right thing regardless. nope..vastly legal. More than a few dumb porn addicts have be caught this way.