I was thinking about this today and the best thing I could come up with is to volunteer at a food bank, homeless shelter, veteran assistance effort, or something meaningful to those that need it. Anything to directly connect my desire to change society to a kinetic action with real people. I’m not rich but still able-bodied and I work in tech. I’m always drifting off thinking about building something, a fence, minor repairs to a home, or even fixing a car where my hands could be more useful. Our country as portrayed through these digital devices is not the same nation we live in. Those people are there to monetize your anger and frustration, contempt, and outrage. Deny them thes responses and uplift your communities instead. You’ll feel better for it. I will feel better for it. Thank you and be safe!
You’ll be lucky if it’s any longer than 24-hours now. There’s no business use case for building and maintaining the technological infrastructure to manage it for years. It’s private info and they can’t sell it to anyone without legal liability. If LE gave them the funds to build this infrastructure and use it for retention then the service provider is essentially an agent of the state at that point.
You are correct. There’s also varying 2-party/1-party consent required depending on the state in the absence of a warrant. But unless you’re targeting the devices, you will not get much at all from service providers. They simply don’t keep it contrary to what I read here.
Major service providers do not maintain SMS history beyond 24 hours, let alone 1-7 years (last time I worked a case that is). They’re transparent about it as well. Look up the LE liaison contacts on their sites and they’ll clearly list what is available or not available. That’s why it’s crucial to get the actual devices themselves. Reason: the infrastructure to manage SMS content for every customer for 7 years with zero business justification/use case is phenomenal. They’d spend most of their time responding to civil and criminal subpoenas/warrants. That would be a feat the NSA would be proud of. Been there and done that a 100 times. (This also aligns with certain VPN providers refusing to keep logs. It’s a cost that provides zero returns, so they cut it as a business decision, not because they’re trying to stick it to the man.
From a legal perspective, internal counsel may not be able to shield certain things as attorney work product. If an outside counsel is representing the firm the attorney work product privilege is almost impenetrable (in US law). And the privilege can be asserted across all dealings around the investigation and the results. Any firm relying solely on internal counsel needs new counsel. Retainers are a thing.
Are there any “start here” guides for beginning reversing? Like a break it down Barney style? I’ve done some self study and shadowing teams at work but I need to fill in the gaps. Thanks!
It’s odd the article likens the popularity of digital currencies to a time immediately preceding the 2008 financial crisis when it is exactly such a crisis that compelled the idea. There’s no point in reading the article any further.
Wild speculation here but the days of centralized governance (banking) are numbered. Technology and communications are bringing sweeping social reforms to all the things. Cryptocurrencies are another step in that direction. Sure there will be mad attempts at regulation and control in the death spasms of centralized banking. Is it good or bad? Time (years) will tell. But one thing we know for sure is that it will change.
China has denounced crypto currencies once or twice a year since the inception of the concept. Considering they’re at the precipices of their own cryptocurrency it’s no surprise. They’re right on schedule with their denouncement.
Agreed. While the rest of the world moves toward modernizing and exploring crypto currencies the US seems to be regressing as fast and recklessly as possible.
Forgetting the keys is established as protected speech under 1A. Don’t have the case handy atm. Fairly new. Knowing the keys and intentionally withholding them has yet to be established either way. But there will be a case soon enough. Funny thing about law is that both sides (prosec. & defense) often don’t want many things clarified further because they usually have far-reaching impacts to parallel legal issues. Roe v Wade is a perfect example.
Nice article and thanks for sharing. I can relate to the article in that I’ve been a consultant for four years now. I, like many, am now remote with no foreseeable return to an office. I feel like Ive gone through so many phases of feelings since Ive been home and it’s wearing me down badly. I am ready to turn in my notice with no prospect on the horizon simply so I can go back to being normal, or as near to it as can be. I used to love my job. Now it’s this beast hiding in another room of my house and I fight with it every day.