This author has yet to write their bio.Meanwhile lets just say that we are proud Steve contributed a whooping 32 entries.
Genealogy databases have become popular tools for law enforcement. GED Match is one of those databases. It allows users to upload DNA profiles from various testing services, such as 23andMe. On July 19, hackers accessed this database and allowed police to search profiles that were not previously accessible. Read more.
Cellphone surveillance technology is not just for the NSA anymore. This technology has proliferated at local police departments. Read more about it here…
In Ohio, pacemaker data interpreted by a cardiologist was used to discredit a man’s alibi in grand jury proceedings. Read more about it here…
ProPublica has been investigating the use of field test kits for drugs and the training law enforcement has with these test kits. Read more about it here…
Eric Dexheimer opines on the ability of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors to audit labs of their peers. You can read more about it here…
Annie Dookhan is the Massachusetts crime lab analyst who had fabricated results for testing she had not done. Courts are still deciding what to do with all of the cases that have been affected. Read more.
The Obama administration has not done much with the 2009 NAS report. In fact, much of the criticized methods are still in practice at the FBI. Read more about it here and here…
Researchers at Michigan State University created a 3-D printing of a hand to test out biometric devices. Was the fake hand able to trick traditional fingerprint detection methods? Read more about it here…
Police responded to a murder scene and later discovered the home where the body was found contained several smart devices, including an Amazon Echo. Police have sought Amazon’s records to determine if the device recorded any evidence. Read more about it here…
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