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UK Cops Want "Breathalyzers" For PCs

Posted by timothy on from the audacity-of-power dept.

An anonymous reader writes "One of the UK's top cyber cops, detective superintendent Charlie McMurdie, says the top brass want to develop the equivalent of a breathalyzer for computers, a simple tool that could be plugged into a machine during a raid and retrieve evidence of illegal activity. McMurdie said the device was needed because of a record number of PCs were being seized by police and because the majority of cops don't have the skills to forensically analyse a computer."

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  1. Whew! by DarthVain · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    and here I thought they wanted to outlaw drinking and gaming! Might make my ET and WOW teams a bit more happy I suppose...