Social media is a powerful tool to keep people informed, whether personal or public posting. It gives insight into life style, behaviors and even crimes. There are plenty of examples of people commiting crimes and posting them on social media. There are just as many posts that involve victims of crime and law enforcement using [...]
Vehicle forensics or infotainment forensics is the process of preserving, capturing and reporting on the data within the multiple vehicle networks. That data is being generated by the vehicle as well as data generated by occupant within the vehicle while it The Ive (Berla) system currently supports BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, FIAT, Ford, [...]
Leverage forensics continues its growth in offering the newest technology in the digital forensics field. Vehicle forensics use to be fancy term for simply downloading the “black box” in a vehicle. That “EDR” or the event data recorder sometimes offered a bit of data for an accident reconstruction, or it had no recorded data due [...]
People post and people troll. How or when does trolling become stalking. We cannot answer that fairly because any good private investigator knows where to find and preserve evidence or records found on social media. We spend a lot of time trolling and watching cat videos or my favorite the epic failure videos. On investigation [...]
As we continue in the digital revolution and our smart phones become a seamless extension of our brain and lives, any investigator either criminal or civil, cannot overlook the potential data contained within those portable electronic devices. This service and fact gathering process is become the norm in an insurance claim investigations. Our phone, computer [...]
When you walked out to your car today, did you even pull out a key before starting it? You probably just pushed a button. Did it announce your name and start playing your favorite I-Tunes song? Did you answers a call or tell the car to send a text message to someone? You probably know [...]
Urban Legends with explanations Myth: A cellular extraction or exam can recovery everything that has happened on that device. Truth: A cellular extraction is limited by the model and operating system. Some phones vary even between carriers, what is possible on a Samsung Note on verizon is not the same as what can be done [...]
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We have talked about liability before when how to hire a private detective. If you hire someone and they do some illegal on your behalf, there is a potential that you can be held accountable both in a civil and criminal court room. Remember if you are receiving intelligence or evidence obtained illegally, that is [...]
