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Geek Squad: Nerdy Repair Man or Proxy FBI Agent?

March 8, 2018 by Ted 1 Comment

Photo of Geek Squad GeekAh…those geeks on Best Buy’s Geek Squad. They’re so cute aren’t they? With their little white shirts, clip-on black ties, and nerdy glasses taped on the nose bridge. You just know that when you give them your misbehaving computer, they’re going to get right to fixing it. But would you hand your computer over to a member of the Geek Squad if you knew he was acting as a kind of paid FBI agent by proxy, one who intends to scour your hard drive and look through your files to find anything possibly compromising to hand over to the FBI…and collect a bounty? Or would you choose a different repair center, one that simply focuses on repairing your computer?

Yes, some Geek Squad members are paid informants for the FBI… [Read more…] about Geek Squad: Nerdy Repair Man or Proxy FBI Agent?

Filed Under: Law, Retailers Tagged With: Best Buy, FBI, Fourth Amendment, Geek Squad, illegal search and seizure

Are Amazon Geeks Geekier than Best Buy’s?

July 20, 2017 by Ted Leave a Comment

Amazon Tests In-Home Installations

Best Buy store and Geek Squad truckRecode is reporting that Amazon is testing an installation service for smart home products in several key test markets – in direct competition with Best Buy’s Geek Squad. While these two giants battle over the rights to install smart home solutions into the home, where does this leave the independent integrator?

See more of what we learned from Recode… [Read more…] about Are Amazon Geeks Geekier than Best Buy’s?

Filed Under: Industry Trends, Integrators, Management, News, People, Pivot Point, Retailers, Strategy Tagged With: Amazon, Apple Genius, Best Buy, Geek Squad

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