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Worried about Digital Evidence Tampering?
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."
you forgot option 3: he got caught with a hard drive full of kiddie pr0n.
Do you even lift?
These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.
But how can you be sure the checksums weren't altered as well?
Contact Me (got tired of viruses emailing me).
Wake up kids! Slashdot is chewing itself!
In other words: moderation on slashdot seems to work like a brake. We can see the parent poster at "3, interesting" while (ok my) comment (which points to the solution) is, uhm, ignored?
Actually, I feel this is just another instance of slashdot (once my prefered IT news channel) relegating. Where are those smart commentors, who where here 4 yrs ago? Did I miss the switch? Who is the successor?