Posted by: Frederick Lane
on 12 January 2009
There is an interesting article this morning by long-time tech writer Declan McCullough in the CNN Police Blotter about the legality of warrantless searches of mobile devices. The question is taking on growing importance given the scope and quantity of information that such devices can hold.
So far, the courts have not settled on a single answer as to whether mobile devices can legally be searched during an arrest without a warrant. McCullough summarizes two recent cases that reached opposite results.
Posted by: Frederick Lane
on 05 January 2009
A new trend in teen communications is causing problems for parents and school administrators: students sending nude photos of themselves to their classmates, a practice that his been dubbed "sexting."
The phenomenon received some coverage recently in South Burlington, VT, when a 17-year-old basketball player was suspended for alleged sexual assaults. During the course of the investigation, officials found nude photos that had been sent to him by a number of his female classmates.
Posted by: Frederick Lane
on 03 November 2008
An investigation of alleged improper sexual contact between an Israeli high school teacher and one of her students may get a boost from the forensic recovery of a cellphone video.
According to reports, another student used her cellphone to record video of kissing and other inappropriate displays of affection between the teacher and student.
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