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Police Blotter: Verizon forced to turn over text messages

December 5, 2007 Justice Department gets judge's approval to obtain archived SMS text messages from wireless carrier without first obtaining a warrant. TAGS: Police Blotter, text message, warrant, prosecutor, Verizon Communications, phone provider, SMS, Verizon Wireless, telecommunications, request, e-mail

Police Blotter: Cops need warrant to search cell phone?

May 30, 2007 Alleged medical-marijuana distributors arrested in San Francisco say police should have obtained warrant for search of cell phone. TAGS: Police Blotter, booking, T-Mobile Sidekick, warrant, arrest, police, search, cell phone, T-Mobile, Adobe PDF, mobile phone

Police blotter: Child porn in Web cache OK

November 24, 2006 In this week's installment, court reverses conviction of man who viewed illegal porn but didn't know it was saved in his Web cache. TAGS: conviction, Police Blotter, defendant, Pennsylvania, cache, possession, evidence, prosecutor, law, image, Web browser, situation, hard drive

Police blotter: When can cops seize your computer?

September 29, 2006 In this week's installment, appeals court rules that police cannot search a home computer when one spouse refuses. TAGS: consent, Police Blotter, police, permission, home PC, officer, wife, trial

Police blotter: Teens prosecuted for racy photos

February 9, 2007 In this week's installment, a teen is prosecuted for taking risque photos of herself and her teenage beau and e-mailing them to him. TAGS: Police Blotter, teen, Florida, child, Judge, photograph, law, digital camera, image, e-mail, camera

Police blotter: Fired over 'Wicked Weasel' photo

December 8, 2006 An America West employee with multiple sclerosis claims that he was unlawfully fired over pornographic e-mail. TAGS: Americans with Disabilities Act, nudity, Police Blotter, department, women, e-mail, photograph

Police blotter: Child porn blamed on computer virus

November 3, 2006 In this week's installment, a former eighth-grade teacher blames a virus when police discover computer images of child porn. TAGS: Police Blotter, computer virus, Georgia, police, prosecutor, teacher, malware, image, virus

Police blotter: Heirs sue over will-making software

January 24, 2007 Quicken software is used to create a will for a 91-year-old woman. Two grandnieces claim it's the unauthorized practice of law. TAGS: Police Blotter, Quicken, South Carolina, law, practice, insurance, woman, lawyer, representative, work

Police Blotter: Dark side of 'reputation defending' service

June 29, 2007 A company claiming to defend online reputations is found liable for harassment, spam and death threats. TAGS: Police Blotter, business partner, Arizona, reputation

Police blotter: Ex-employee sued for deleting files

March 28, 2007 Florida judge rules that permanently deleting files on a company-owned computer violates federal hacking law. TAGS: Police Blotter, U.S. District Judge, Florida, hacking, attorney, open source, laptop computer

Police Blotter: Murderer nabbed via tracking, Web search

March 18, 2008 Husband's death is discovered through a vehicle-tracking device and a search for "decomposition of a body in water." TAGS: Police Blotter, Internet search, police, GPS, agent, evidence, Texas

Police Blotter: Is computer-generated pornography illegal?

November 2, 2007 Utah jury delivers guilty verdict after being told "computer-generated images" of nude minors are illegal--despite Supreme Court ruling. TAGS: minor, Police Blotter, Utah, conduct, verdict, jury, image, law, picture, photograph

Police Blotter: Fired worker blames porn on malware

October 3, 2007 Respiratory therapist, fired after porn bookmarks were found on a hospital computer, unsuccessfully uses the virus-did-it claim. TAGS: therapist, Police Blotter, malicious software, hospital, termination, worker, malware

Police blotter: Can someone else let cops search your PC?

May 2, 2007 A man whose father gave Homeland Security agents permission to search his computer says they should have used a warrant. TAGS: Police Blotter, homeland security, police, father, bedroom, permission, search, house, agent, password, hard drive, PC

Police blotter: Judge orders Gmail disclosure

March 17, 2006 In case over missing assets, judge orders "all e-mails" from a Gmail account, including deleted ones, to be turned over. TAGS: subpoena, Police Blotter, Gmail, Judge, attorney, e-mail message, disclosure, asset, Google Inc., document, e-mail, backup

Police blotter: Husband spies on wife's computer

June 16, 2006 Legal documents filed in New Jersey divorce case say husband "wiretapped" his wife's computer. He's not the first. TAGS: Police Blotter, distress, divorce, New Jersey, wife, monitoring, trial

Police blotter: Secret recording inadmissible against bus driver

April 25, 2007 Parents of 9-year-old put recorder in his backpack when concerned about abuse by school bus driver. But recording can't be used as evidence. TAGS: Police Blotter, interception, appeals court, Wisconsin, police, parent, law, child, recorder

Police blotter: Google searches nab wireless hacker

December 20, 2006 In this week's installment, a wireless provider's disgruntled ex-employee finds his Google searches used against him. TAGS: Police Blotter, Google Search, interference, Google Inc., MAC address, MAC, Adobe PDF, America Online Inc., wireless network, Wi-Fi, Web browser

Police Blotter: Can Circuit City techs legally peruse files?

December 14, 2007 After retailer allegedly discovers contraband on man's PC, he asks judges to say results of search can't be used as evidence. TAGS: Police Blotter, appeals court, Circuit City Stores Inc., technician, Pennsylvania, court, evidence, burner, DVD burner, DVD-drive, video, DVD, hard drive

Police blotter: Flap over nude photos of Cameron Diaz

October 20, 2006 In this week's installment, computer forensics is key to a case over nude photos of the actress. TAGS: forgery, Police Blotter, prosecution, appeals court, evidence, conviction, attorney, defense, expert, photograph, CD-ROM, laptop computer, hard drive
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