A Wiped Smartphone Still Leaves Valuable Data for Law Enforcement

Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 December 2011 08:42 Written by kelly.solid Wednesday, 21 December 2011 08:40

A recent study performed by Access Data showed that over 60% of all discarded phones still contain valuable information even if “wiped clean”. This information includes SMS, phone calls, geo-location data of pictures, etc. (even if deleted from the phone). One great tool for cultivating this deleted info is the Cellebrite Ultimate (includes Physical Pro).

Warrantless Search of Cell Phones in California Stays Alive

Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 December 2011 07:48 Written by kelly.solid Tuesday, 13 December 2011 07:43

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed legislation that would require a court order for law enforcement search of cell phones in California.  This is a victory for law enforcement and a defeat for the ACLU.

Mobile forensics or cell forensics information acquired from cell phones are increasing as more and more as agencies incorporate tools like the Cellebrite UFED, XRY, SecureView and THREADS into their investigative process. As the need for this type of investigative analysis has increased, so has the debate about warrantless searches has escalated.

“Most police across the country are given wide latitude to search persons incident to an arrest based on the premise of officer safety. Now the nation’s states are beginning to grapple with the warrantless searches of mobile phones done at the time of an arrest.” Let’s hope for law enforcement’s case that Gov. Brown’s veto sets a precedent of where this thing is heading.