Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Michigan: Police Search Cell Phones During Traffic Stops


ACLU Seeks Information on Michigan Program that Allows Cops to Download Info from Smart Phones Belonging to Motorists


Excerpt from theNewspaper.com article:

A US Department of Justice test of the CelleBrite UFED used by Michigan police found the device could grab all of the photos and video off of an iPhone within one-and-a-half minutes. The device works with 3000 different phone models and can even defeat password protections.

"Complete extraction of existing, hidden, and deleted phone data, including call history, text messages, contacts, images, and geotags," a CelleBrite brochure explains regarding the device's capabilities. "The Physical Analyzer allows visualization of both existing and deleted locations on Google Earth. In addition, location information from GPS devices and image geotags can be mapped on Google Maps."

Complete article:
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/34/3458.asp

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