I was asked to come along to a local company’s offices to discuss some work. I arrived on time and was taken to a store room. I was shown a pile of laptops. I was informed that the company had purchased the assets of a company that had gone bust. Office furniture, chairs, printers, a photocopier, and a lot of laptops.
So what’s the job? I asked.
Them. They pointed at the laptops.
What about them? I asked.
We can’t unlock them came the reply.
It appears that the laptops new owners wanted to see what was on them. I explained that they owned the hardware but not necessarily what data is on them.
Would I unlock them?
I passed. I didn’t take the job.