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Two recent incidents -- one humorous, one far less so -- graphically illustrate the ubiquity of video technology these days. Together, these cases serve as a good reminder that video is rapidly becoming what email was ten years ago: the smoking gun in electronic investigations.

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In a press release issued yesterday, LTU technologies and AccessData announced that they will be forming a joint partnership aimed at enhancing the image detection capabilities of AccessData's computer forensic software, Forensic Toolkit (better known by its abbreviation, FTK).

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SurfRecon, an Orem, Utah-based software company, has announced an upgrade to its SurfRecon Home Edition that "allows a parent or spouse to quickly scan a home computer for pornographic digital videos and accurately categorize those files."

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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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The Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has provided a $14,000 grant to the Marysville (Mich.) Police Department to purchase a computer and software to conduct video forensics regardless of a target video's source.

The award will pay for the Ocean Systems dTective with ClearID Forensic Video and Image Clarification System.

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