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Over on Quora, a user asks the following question: "Are there enough digital and/or analog difference in individual cameras/houses/lenses that photos will have fingerprint of sorts? When, or in what circumstance could a photograph be linked not only to a lens/house model or manufacturer but to one specific camera, distinguished from any other camera of the same model?" Essentially, can you

Here's an interesting article on the impact of surveillance. "... For lawyers, large-scale surveillance has created concerns about their ability to meet their professional responsibilities to maintain confidentiality of information related to their clients. Failure to meet those responsibilities can result in discipline through professional organizations, or even lawsuits. Lawyers also rely on

This just in from Forensic Focus, "In this article we’ll describe the complete workflow for image and video forensics. In fact, just like computer forensics is not only simply copying and looking at files, forensic video analysis is broad and complex and there are many steps that are commonly missed and rarely taken into account. It can be quite overwhelming if we think of all the tasks related

It looks like Spready's taken a road trip to IFSEC 2014. His follow-up post is an excellent review of the issues that face us all. Check it out here.

I recently received a head's up about an open letter written by an LE commander for whom I used to work. This letter has stirred up some strong emotions and heated comments. You can read the letter, so without speaking to the specifics of his allegations, it does raise some very interesting questions for LE agency laboratories. If politics and personalities can (allegedly) make their way into

Discs and drives just keep getting bigger and cheaper. You can now get a 64gb card for your phone or camera for less than $30. Pop quiz: if you do a physical acquisition of a 64gb drive / card, how much storage will you need for the resulting file? Bonus question, how will you share / distribute the results? Next question, how long will it take to acquire that file? If you're moving 64gb

There's an interesting conversation going on over at New Tactics in Human Rights about using video as evidence. Here's the question that kicked it off: Welcome to the discussion! We want to start this discussion by exploring what we mean by "evidence" and why it's important in seeking justice. Consider these questions below when sharing your comments in this discussion topic: The term evidence

Marijuana decriminalization is all the rage these days. Regardless on where you stand on this issue, the movement is gaining momentum. Arizona law enforcement recently passed a resolution against decriminalizing pot in Az. The arguments are largely the same as those given in the days leading up to the end of alcohol prohibition. But, the real - underlying issue isn't safety or health, it's money

This month, I received a renewal notice for Evidence Technology Magazine. It went straight into the trash. Why? It's not really about cutting edge technology from the standpoint of learning a technique that can add value to your workday - at least from a DME Forensics standpoint. It's a marketing device for manufacturers to get their tools shown in a positive light. I should know, I've written

RT @indienari: The inimitable @al_mooney at #PProWC "We want to make #PremierePro the Photoshop of Video." pic.twitter.com/ImClqJy23G— Adobe Premiere Pro (@AdobePremiere) July 12, 2014 More reason to love your purpose built tools.

Readers of this blog will know that I've been petitioning, phoning, e-mailing, blogging, about stuff I'd love to see in Photoshop. The big one, FFT, I've been told will likely never be included in Photoshop. I got to thinking about this after seeing a tweet from one of the Photoshop team about his favorite plug-in. One line of thinking is that Photoshop is extensible. If there's something

Cellebrite users rejoice - there's a nice and concise booklet available to help you explain what happens when you push that button. It explains what the retrieval methods are, when to choose which method, and even rather obscure facts like wear leveling and garbage collection. It's worth a look, even if you're not a Cellebrite customer.

Here's the link to register for the upcoming FIVE and Authenticate training in Los Angeles.

A Quora user asks the following question: "I have come across articles where they say that forensics have confirmed that an image has been digitally manipulated. I never understood where they get that information from. Can somebody explain." Click here for the answer from Amped Software's Martino Jerian.

Amped Software just published a short video clip showing how to use the new Nonlinear Deblurring function available in Amped FIVE. Enjoy!