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Worried about Digital Evidence Tampering?

Posted by michael on from the she-blinded-me-with-science dept.

2marcus writes "As digital technology continues to improve and is used in more and more applications, the ease of tampering with digital files becomes more pertinent. This is especially important in the field of criminal justice, where even the appearance of possible impropriety can sway a jury. CNN has an article on the issues with digital photos being used for fingerprints and other forensics evidence."

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  1. Digital Camera Manufacturers have thought of this by glaqua · · Score: 5, Informative
    Canon has a kit called "DVK-E1" that goes along with their EOS 1Ds camera, that they say is 'Available to verify that EOS 1Ds image files are absolutely unaltered". They have done this specifically for use in law enforcement. The details are buried in a Flash presentation. You can follow this link to find the details.

    So technology has answered, its back in the hands of law enforcement to present their case properly.

  2. photographic evidence.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I was told by a lawyer to get photographic evidence , not in digital, or film but Instant film format.

    Jury's, and judges consider the instant developed photos of the instamatic camera are considered unalterable because of how they are made /developed.

    usually the oldest technology is the most accepted in the court of law.

  3. Re:Wrong by number11 · · Score: 5, Informative

    at least one case where the FBI insured that an innocent man was convicted of murder and sent to prison in order to protect their own informant.

    What case was that?

    Joseph Salvati ABC News

    A quick google turns up other probable cases.

    And it's not going to change until someone gets the guts to start bringing charges against cops and prosecutors who knowingly use false information, or withhold information.