SC clearance worry - Goldeneye International

[ably]

Hi guys,

I have recently started with the DFT and will need SC clearance for future work within the organisation. I possibly hold SC already but it has been 20 months since it was granted and I haven't actually worked in an area that needed it...That's another story...

My worry is that earlier this year I received a letter from known copyright trolls Goldeneye International accusing me of torrenting their material. I hadn't done so and so I wrote back denying it. Long story short I got fed up with the harassing letters which came at a stressful period in my life, I couldn't prove that no one using my Internet connection had not downloaded the material so I just paid the bill and got rid of them... Extra stress over.

Now I am worried that this might seriously hamper my SC application. No court action was taken and bill was paid via bank transfer so would show on my current account. I wish I had continued to fight them but just was not in the right place to do so at the time.

What are your thoughts about my chances? Do they check current accounts over three months?

Cheers guys

[northernladuk]

Torrenting doesn't make you unfit to handle sensitive information. You weren't charged but justly settled it. Stop fretting.

[cojak]

He hadn't torrented but he was unjustly hounded when he was vulnerable, and paid-up even though he was innocent.

Just thought I'd clear up that little misunderstanding...

[cojak]

..but a little bit or research wouldn't go amiss in future (you've paid them once, they may think you an easy roll-over).

https://www.scribd.com/document/1154...Second-Edition

[northernladuk]

He hadn't torrented but he was unjustly hounded when he was vulnerable, and paid-up even though he was innocent.

Just thought I'd clear up that little misunderstanding...

And you know this for sure? (not that it's relevant)

[MrMarkyMark]

And you know this for sure? (not that it's relevant)

I know PC had trouble with these guys, he hadn't downloaded any porn either

[NotAllThere]

And you know this for sure? (not that it's relevant)

No, but it's usually more useful to take people's statements at face value, until real evidence arrives that they're prevaricating.

[VillageContractor]

I know PC had trouble with these guys, he hadn't downloaded any porn either

I got a letter from them. Sent back one of the standard denial letters and they crawled back into their hole

[Eirikur]

OP did they report it to the police or other offical authorities? If so just mention it when you do your SC clearance if not there's likely no offical registration anywhere.

Someone mentioned on here he had a former murder convict going succesfully through SC. Thing is that you disclose everything honesty

[Lance]

OP did they report it to the police or other offical authorities? If so just mention it when you do your SC clearance if not there's likely no offical registration anywhere.

Someone mentioned on here he had a former murder convict going succesfully through SC. Thing is that you disclose everything honesty

^^THIS^^

If in doubt mention it.

At the end of the day you have simply settled out of court, a dispute over monies allegedly owed for software. And that doesn't even warrant a mention on SC.

The only concern I'd have is if it turned out be a scam company you paid then the SC vetting might wonder why you're paying known criminals. Hence why I say mention if unsure. But choose your words carefully.