Posts Tagged ‘eavesdropping’

Cellular Forensics Class Orlando & More!

By MSI in Debugging - Electronic Countermeasures, Privacy, Private Investigator, Security, eavesdropping, invasion of privacy, stalking, taps at August 30th, 2010 | 1 comment

Private Investigators Save the Date!

A 16 Hour workshop includes 2 days of instruction and hands-on lab work with real cell phones in a fully equipped lab setting.  Mobile Forensics topics that will be covered include: Acquisition, Preservation, Analysis and Presentation of CDMA, GSM, and iDEN cell phone evidence, SIM Cards, and Memory Cards, Faraday Preservation, and applicable Laws.

The U-Spy Store is proudly hosting the Orlando, Florida class at their Sea World location on October 28th & 29th. For more details, check the Cellular Forensics Website. At the conclusion of the workshop, students will have a strong fundamental knowledge of cell phone forensics with the ability to do full mobile acquisitions on their own. Each student will be provided with a certificate of completion for 16 hours of Continuing Education Units.

Course Requirements:
Students should have basic computer knowledge with the ability to work in a Windows environment. Each student will be required to furnish their own laptop containing either a Windows XP or Windows 7 operating system. Laptop should have CD reader and free USB ports.

Who Should Attend:
Private Investigators, Computer Forensics Examiners, IT Security Specialists, TSCM, Corporate Security and Insurance Adjusters.

Students will Receive:
• Latest Version of Secure View 2 software (w / 1 yr. license!) for acquisition of over 2200 phones
• Complete Cable Kit
• SIM Card Reader
• Other Essential Forensic Software (full and time-bomb versions)
• 16 Hours of Hands On Training
• Certificate for CEU Credits
(these classes have been approved for continuing education by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy)

Tom Slovenski, Instructor
As the owner of the first private mobile forensics lab in South Carolina, former police detective Tom Slovenski is dedicated to the continuing education of investigative professionals in mobile phone forensic investigations and data recovery.

Tom is licensed and certified by the South Carolina State Police (SLED PDC2073) and the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy to train police and other investigative professionals in Mobile Forensic Data Recovery.

Internationally, Tom is known for his dynamic presentations, authored works and his unique ability to describe the complex in an easy and understandable fashion.

INFORMATION / REGISTRATION:
Complete Kit, Software and 16-Hour Training ;

SPECIAL PRICING, See Page below!
Contact: Tom Slovenski
Email: info@cellularforensics.com / Phone: (864) 252-7451
Website: www.cellularforensics.com
“The Future is Here, Prepare for it NOW!”

Special 2010 Year End Pricing for Private Investigators.
Many Agencies want to have more than one employee trained in Mobile Phone Forensics. But with the economy the way it is…well…let’s just say, they aren’t getting any Stimulus Money! So we have come up with a way for an Agency to pay just a little extra and be able to have two or more of their agents trained. This way, the Agency has the software and cables to work the cases, as well as multiple agents who know HOW to use it!

So, here’s our “STIMULUS PACKAGE” !
Student 1: $2295.00 This student will get the full class complete with the SV2 package.
Student 2 or more: $1250.00: This student will get the training and a Certificate. They can use Student 1’s software and hardware. That’s a “Send One, Get Another One 50% Off” Deal!
There is no limit to the number of students you can send. However, to get the discounted rate for your agents, the agents have to be from the SAME Agency.

Don’t miss this tremendous opportunity!

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Government’s New Right to GPS Track Your Moves

By MSI in Crime, Debugging - Electronic Countermeasures, MSI Detective Services, Privacy, Security, Stalking Cases, Surveillance Services, Technology, eavesdropping, fraud, gps, gps tracker, invasion of privacy at August 25th, 2010 | 2 comments

We now learn it may be legal for the US Government to stalk you.  If you thought your Ex was bad enough, now your Uncle Sam can watch your moves by placing a GPS tracking device under your car without a court order!  Yikes!  Time to park in the garage?  This opens up US citizens to government tracking of your every move. The whole article can be viewed at http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/08599201315000.

US Government agents can sneak onto your property in the middle of the night, put a GPS Device on the bottom of your car and keep track of everywhere you go. This doesn’t violate your Fourth Amendment rights, because you do not have any reasonable expectation of privacy in your own driveway – and no reasonable expectation that the government isn’t tracking your movements.

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ACLU Claims Illinois Eavesdropping Law Unconstitutional

By Jeff L in Attorney Services, Background Checks, Chicago, Crime, Criminal Background Check, Criminal Records, Harrassment, Illinois, Investigations, MSI Detective Services, Police Records, Privacy, Private Investigator, Safety, Screening, Security, Surveillance Services, Technology, eavesdropping, harassment, hidden cameras, invasion of privacy, taps at August 25th, 2010 | No comments

No_RecordingTwo hungry brothers and their roommate decided to make a food run to a local McDonald’s in DeKalb last fall. The three Northern Illinois University students were unaware that what started as a simple burger run would become a news event, involving police, the ACLU, and the US Constitution. After securing some grub, the three men were pulled over by a police officer–supposedly because the unnamed roommate was driving erratically.

Feeling uneasy over the DUI stop, Fanon Perteet readied his phone to record video of the police stop. Fanon’s act was illegal under the Illinois Eavesdropping Act and he was arrested for recording a police officer–a felony in the state. His brother, Adrian, was arrested soon after for recording his brother’s arrest. He, too, was informed that he’d committed a felony.

The brothers are among the growing number of Illinois’ residents who’ve made the news for criminal violations of the state’s eavesdropping law, which, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is unconstitutional. The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against against Cook County State Attorney Anita Alvarez that the recording the brothers made falls under the protection of the First Amendment: it’s a right for individuals and groups to share information about the police with the public.

Alvarez, when asked, stated that the law “…doesn’t just protect police officers, it protects all of you and every citizen of the state of Illinois.” There are just a couple states with laws similar to Illinois’; Massachusetts and Oregon. However, both states cover situations where hidden audio recordings of law enforcement officials is illegal.

The ACLU’s lawyers stated that group members monitor law enforcement and want to be given the ability to record officers without fear of arrests during demonstrations. The problem with the Illinois law is that it makes it illegal to record law enforcement in public spaces, where everyday citizens can’t expect the same protections. An ACLU spokesperson stated, “We’re not trying to get inside a police station house where the public isn’t invited,” he said. “We’re talking about standing on a street corner and making these recordings.”

Although citizens can’t make recordings, the police can. Squad cars in Illinois are equipped with both video and audio surveillance equipment to protect officers and the community. Yet, citizens are prosecuted for recording the police.

According to Professor Harold Krent, a Chicago-Kent constitutional law expert, the ACLU’s case is “a long shot.” The law cannot be contested, so the ACLU has to prove that it’s being enforced in some cases while not in others. According to Krent, “That’s a tough legal argument to make.” Chicago Police spokesperson said that any actions that interfere with police puts everyone at risk.

The Perteet brothers settled their cases by pleading to misdemeanor charges because they did not wish to face felonies.

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Federal Agencies Admit to Storing Body Scanner Images

By Jeff L in Background Checks, Chicago, Criminal Records, Debugging - Electronic Countermeasures, Illinois, Investigations, MSI Detective Services, Privacy, Private Investigator, Safety, Screening, Security, Surveillance Services, Technology, eavesdropping, hidden cameras, invasion of privacy, technorati at August 14th, 2010 | 3 comments

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Following terrorist to smuggle weapons on US airline flights, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began implementing Body Scanners. Under immediate criticism, they defended the use of the scanners by implicitly stating images from airport scanners couldn’t be saved after the initial viewing.

Last summer, the TSA made the rounds on morning news shows, claiming that “scanned images cannot be stored or recorded.”

It turns out this was a lie; following the media tour assuring our privacy wouldn’t be compromised, it was discovered the images actually could be stored, supposedly for training and testing purposes.

Now it’s been uncovered that at least on federal agency was actively storing and cataloging images without consent or disclosure (secretly).

In a statement last week, the U.S. Marshal Service admitted they’d secretly stored tens of thousands of the controversial scans taken from one security checkpoint in a single courthouse.

Their admittance came on the heels of a TSA disclosure (PDF) that every machine purchased by the agency was required to include recording and transmitting capabilities. Again, claims the TSA, for testing, training, and evaluation. However, they stated, the recording capabilities aren’t typically activated at airport scanners.

Use of the surveillance scanners is beneficial to any security installation; according to the Fed, they’re invaluable because of their ability to detect hidden weapons. Scanners are able to view subjects beneath their clothing; some machines can provide detailed images “so accurate that critics liken them to a virtual strip search.”  The scanning systems differ according to the technologies employed. A  ”millimeter wave system” image is less-detailed, and fuzzier, than that of  a Backscatter X-ray Scanner, which shows precise, anatomical detail.

The privacy issue, which began under President Bush, became hotly debated when Secretary Janet Napolitano, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,  released an announcement that scanners would soon be implemented at nearly every major airport.

EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center)  filed suit in federal court,  requesting immediate termination of TSA scanner-use in airports.

According to EPIC, the scanners are being utilized in such a way that images are easily stored, evidenced by the Marshal Service’s disclosure.

A spokesperson for the Federal Marshals acknowledged that they  possessed 35,314 images recorded an Orlando federal courthouse; they also disclosed that a machine tested in the D.C. federal courthouse had been returned–image database intact–to the manufacturer.

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