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Alternative Browsers Impede Investigations

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the all-the-more-reason-to-switch dept.

rbochan writes "Allegations in an article over at CNET propose that alternate browsers such as Firefox and Opera impede law enforcement and investigation efforts because they "use different structures, files and naming conventions for the data that investigators are after", which can "cause trouble for examiners.""

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  1. damn it! by tont0r · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    investigator 1: DAMN IT! HE USED FIREFOX!
    investigator 2: well shit i dont know what to do..
    investigator 1: i heard they dont work the same way as IE.
    investigator 2: fuck that, im not changing the methods of finding shit. i only solve crimes where the answers are handed to me on a silver platter.

    message: stop bitching and get with the times

  2. Re:Um, Duh? by Alien+Being · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "examining the source code"

    Hell, they could modify it and add a special forensics mode, --flatfoot