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Is the Internet Becoming the New Cable TV?
When I was a child, television was free. And I am old enough to remember adjusting an antenna to get a better picture. Sometimes that antenna was little more than a coat hanger. If you could pick up the signal, you could watch TV. Of course, television was never...
AI Explained: ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Claude… and What Are Tokens?
Artificial Intelligence seems to be everywhere these days. Every major technology company has its own AI assistant, and it can be difficult to understand why there are so many, what makes them different, and which one you should be using. As someone who works in...
Google Changed the Rules: Why Every Digital Forensic Investigator Needs to Rethink Location Evidence
For years, Google Timeline has been one of the most valuable sources of historical location evidence available from a mobile device. Investigators could often recover detailed records of a person's movements directly from a forensic extraction or obtain the...
Don’t Know the Password? The Device Make and Model Matters More Than You Think
One of the first questions I ask a potential client is, "What type of device is it?" The answer helps determine whether a forensic examination may be possible, even if nobody knows the password or passcode. Many of my clients are family members dealing with the death...
Your Lawnmower Is Talking to the Internet. Should You Be Worried?
A friend recently asked me an interesting question: "I discovered my robotic lawnmower is communicating over the Internet. Is that a security problem?" The short answer is, not necessarily. In fact, almost every modern "smart" device communicates with the Internet....
Can You Prove an AI Sent an Email? Most Investigators Don’t Know Where to Look.
Artificial intelligence has already changed how people write emails, summarize documents, and search for information. The next major shift is AI agents. Unlike traditional chatbots that simply answer questions, AI agents can perform tasks on behalf of a user. They can...






