Tag Archive for 'Forensics'

The iPhone Never Forgets

Cops love iPhone data trail – Evidence Never Deleted

Every time an iPhone user closes out of the built-in mapping application, the phone snaps a screenshot and stores it. Savvy law-enforcement agents armed with search warrants can use those snapshots to see if a suspect is lying about whereabouts during a crime.

Convicted by your own computer

Fake DNA

I have  always been skeptical of DNA evidence being the holy grail in criminal cases. Now we find that DNA evidence can be faked.

The Weak Science Behind Forensics

In the August 2007 edition of Popular Mechanics Forensics under fire  shows how DNA analysis has forced traditional forensic science to be less valued and even suspect. The August 2009 edition contains an article that continues to debunk some of shaky scientific foundation of some of your favorite CSI myths.

These articles are must reading for any budding Investigator.