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Scientists Applaud FBI's Decision To Review Reliability Of Forensic Hair Analysis
Mintpress News The FBI announced last week it would reexamine thousands of once-closed cases in which a person was convicted — and in some cases put to death — based on hair samples. Known as microscopic hair comparison analysis, this type of testing was often … |
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Telus buys forensic computer security firm
ITWorld Canada Telus Corp. is beefing up its ability to offer security solutions for customers by buying a digital forensics company. The carrier said Friday it has bought Digital Wyzdom Inc. of Toronto for an undisclosed price. Digital Wyzdom is an independent … TELUS acquires Digital WYZDOM, Canada's leading digital forensics provider |
We’ve all deleted texts, but those of you who might really not want anyone else to ever see them might be interested in knowing that forensics experts say, “Phone texts don’t die; they hide.” And that “factory reset feature” won’t delete SMS well enough to stop them from being recovered either. Read more
Ms. Smith’s blog
The Science and Technology Directorate at DHS wants to dig deeper into the chemical warfare field and develop stronger “forensic” capabilities that would enable the department’s investigators and the FBI to better determine the nature and source of any chemical agent attack.
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