By: Talya Torres If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video can be worth many more. In a court of law, video evidence, when admissible, can be even more impactful than word-of-mouth evidence since it is sometimes the actual record of a crime right before the jury’s eyes. With the popularity of vlogging… Read More YouTube’s Role in Self-Incriminating Evidence
On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, a siege occurred at the United States Capitol. Hundreds of individuals, many of whom were at former President Trump’s “Save America Rally” earlier in the day, entered the United States Capitol building. Over 140,000 images from the day are circulating on social media leaving the FBI with a trove of evidence that could potentially be used in criminal prosecutions.… Read More Selfie-Incriminating: Potential Implications of the use of Photos from the Capital Riot in FBI Investigations
If your face unlocks your iPhone X, then law enforcement likely has its key to Pandora’s box. This post discusses the applicability of Fifth Amendment protections in the context of electronic search warrants and facial recognition software. … Read More Apple’s New Facial Recognition Software is a Criminal Procedure Question Waiting to Happen