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May 2026

eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing Law Enforcement’s Role
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing Law Enforcement’s Role
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing Law Enforcement’s Role

By Author|2026-07-17T16:32:40-04:00May 8, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Insights, Mobile Device Forensics|

Assessing Law Enforcement’s Role Review what digital evidence law enforcement has collected: discovery motions, social media records, provider records, surveillance [...]

eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing the Scene
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing the Scene
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing the Scene

By Author|2026-07-13T10:39:25-04:00May 1, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Insights, Mobile Device Forensics|

Assessing the Scene When assessing a scene, look for surveillance cameras, potential witnesses, nearby businesses, social media activity around the [...]

April 2026

eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing Involved Persons
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing Involved Persons
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing Involved Persons

By Author|2026-06-22T16:24:27-04:00April 24, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Insights, Mobile Device Forensics|

Assessing Involved Persons Check the digital footprint of involved persons—social media activity, devices you may have access to, provider records, [...]

eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing the Client
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing the Client
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing the Client

By Author|2026-06-19T12:58:25-04:00April 17, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Insights, Mobile Device Forensics|

Assessing the Client During client assessment, identify the client’s devices, service provider, social media accounts, associates, cloud backups, and vehicle [...]

eLab Insights for Public Defenders: The ABCs of Digital Evidence Assessment
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: The ABCs of Digital Evidence Assessment
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: The ABCs of Digital Evidence Assessment

By Author|2026-06-12T09:11:59-04:00April 10, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Insights, Mobile Device Forensics|

The ABCs of Digital Evidence Assessment Follow a repeatable process. Use the ABCs: Assess, Baseline, Collect. Assess the client, scene, [...]

eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Repeatable Processes = Reliable Digital Evidence
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Repeatable Processes = Reliable Digital Evidence
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Repeatable Processes = Reliable Digital Evidence

By Author|2026-06-03T14:39:23-04:00April 3, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Insights, Mobile Device Forensics|

Repeatable Processes = Reliable Digital Evidence A repeatable approach is essential when collecting or evaluating digital evidence, this helps you [...]

March 2026

eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Digital Evidence Handling
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Digital Evidence Handling
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Digital Evidence Handling

By Author|2026-06-01T09:58:42-04:00March 20, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Insights, Mobile Device Forensics|

Digital Evidence Handling Electronic evidence are sensitive to heat, cold, humidity, shock, static, and magnetic fields. Use paper bags, envelopes, [...]

eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Basic Digital Evidence Handling
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Basic Digital Evidence Handling
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Basic Digital Evidence Handling

By Author|2026-05-29T10:27:08-04:00March 13, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Insights, Mobile Device Forensics|

Basic Digital Evidence Handling When handling digital devices, avoid viewing files or opening programs. Photograph the device front and back, [...]

eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Why Chain of Custody Matters
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Why Chain of Custody Matters
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Why Chain of Custody Matters

By Author|2026-05-29T09:01:04-04:00March 6, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Insights, Mobile Device Forensics|

Why Chain of Custody Matters Chain of custody shows how digital evidence was handled, packaged, stored, and transferred. Proper documentation [...]

February 2026

eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Chain of Custody & Documentation
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Chain of Custody & Documentation
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Chain of Custody & Documentation

By Author|2026-05-29T09:01:06-04:00February 27, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Insights, Mobile Device Forensics|

Chain of Custody & Documentation Chain of Custody proves the evidence was never altered or tampered with, protecting its admissibility [...]

eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 11: Expedite your investigation
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eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 11: Expedite your investigation
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eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 11: Expedite your investigation

By Author|2026-05-29T09:05:02-04:00February 23, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Cellebrite Reader Quick Start Guide Tips, Mobile Device Forensics|

🖨️ Need a report you can email or print? Use “Export Single Item” to quickly generate a small PDF with [...]

eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Reliability, Authenticity & the Best Evidence Rule
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Reliability, Authenticity & the Best Evidence Rule
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Reliability, Authenticity & the Best Evidence Rule

By Author|2026-05-29T09:01:06-04:00February 20, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Insights, Mobile Device Forensics|

Reliability, Authenticity & the Best Evidence Rule Admissible digital evidence must be relevant, authentic, and reliable. Metadata and a clear [...]

eLab Insights for Public Defenders: When to Bring in an Expert
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: When to Bring in an Expert
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: When to Bring in an Expert

By Author|2026-05-29T09:01:07-04:00February 13, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Insights, Mobile Device Forensics|

When to Bring in an Expert Digital evidence collection, preservation, and validation often require specialized expertise and software. Bringing in [...]

eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Admissibility Depends on Metadata Integr
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Admissibility Depends on Metadata Integr
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Admissibility Depends on Metadata Integr

By Author|2026-05-29T09:01:08-04:00February 6, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Insights, Mobile Device Forensics|

Admissibility Depends on Metadata Integrity For digital evidence to be admissible in court, it must be validated—typically through metadata. If [...]

eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 8: Expedite your investigation, learn how to examine multiple extractions at the same time
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eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 8: Expedite your investigation, learn how to examine multiple extractions at the same time
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eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 8: Expedite your investigation, learn how to examine multiple extractions at the same time

By Author|2026-05-29T09:05:05-04:00February 2, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Cellebrite Reader Quick Start Guide Tips, Mobile Device Forensics|

🗃️ Open multiple Report files at once. Cellebrite Reader lets you search and analyze multiple phones at once—great for co-defendant [...]

January 2026

eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Why Forensic Collection Is Essential
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Why Forensic Collection Is Essential
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Why Forensic Collection Is Essential

By Author|2026-05-29T09:01:09-04:00January 30, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Insights, Mobile Device Forensics|

Why Forensic Collection Is Essential Digital evidence must be collected forensically. Using proper tools—including write blockers—prevents metadata from being altered [...]

eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 7: Keep organized with tagging and bookmarking
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eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 7: Keep organized with tagging and bookmarking
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eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 7: Keep organized with tagging and bookmarking

By Author|2026-05-29T09:05:06-04:00January 26, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Cellebrite Reader Quick Start Guide Tips, Mobile Device Forensics|

📌 Tag & Bookmark key data. Found a key call, chat, or location? Tag it, and bookmark it for instant [...]

eLab Insights for Public Defenders: What to Avoid When Handling Digital Evidence
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: What to Avoid When Handling Digital Evidence
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: What to Avoid When Handling Digital Evidence

By Author|2026-05-29T09:01:10-04:00January 23, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Insights, Mobile Device Forensics|

What to Avoid When Handling Digital Evidence Avoid opening or viewing files directly—doing so changes critical metadata. Metadata shows when [...]

eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 6: Present evidence in a familiar format, use conversation layout
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eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 6: Present evidence in a familiar format, use conversation layout
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eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip 6: Present evidence in a familiar format, use conversation layout

By Author|2026-05-29T09:05:07-04:00January 19, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Cellebrite Reader Quick Start Guide Tips, Mobile Device Forensics|

🧵 View messages in conversation layout. Click the chat icon in Cellebrite Reader to display messages as they appear on [...]

eLab Insights for Public Defenders: What is Metadata?
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: What is Metadata?
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: What is Metadata?

By Author|2026-05-29T09:01:24-04:00January 16, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Insights, Mobile Device Forensics|

What is Metadata? Metadata is what makes digital evidence admissible in court. All Digital Evidence contains metadata, metadata can show [...]

eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Preserving Integrity Through Best Practices
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Preserving Integrity Through Best Practices
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Preserving Integrity Through Best Practices

By Author|2026-05-29T09:01:25-04:00January 15, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Insights, Mobile Device Forensics|

Preserving Integrity Through Best Practices Evidence collected not following the best practices and standards will be inadmissible. Using standards and [...]

eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing Evidence Collected by Law Enforcement
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing Evidence Collected by Law Enforcement
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Assessing Evidence Collected by Law Enforcement

By Author|2026-05-29T09:01:26-04:00January 15, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Insights, Mobile Device Forensics|

Assessing Evidence Collected by Law Enforcement Prevent wrongful convictions and give effective representation for your client by using the Best [...]

eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide tip 5: Expedite your investigation, use global search
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eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide tip 5: Expedite your investigation, use global search
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eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide tip 5: Expedite your investigation, use global search

By Author|2026-05-29T09:05:08-04:00January 12, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Cellebrite Reader Quick Start Guide Tips, Mobile Device Forensics|

Need to find an address, keyword, or name across thousands of messages? ✅ Type it in the Global Search bar. [...]

eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip #4: Expedite your Investigation
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eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip #4: Expedite your Investigation
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eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide Tip #4: Expedite your Investigation

By Author|2026-05-29T09:05:09-04:00January 5, 2026|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Cellebrite Reader Quick Start Guide Tips, Mobile Device Forensics|

📚 PDF reports aren’t enough. The Cellebrite Reader (UFDR) report has searchable, sortable, and visual data. It's the version you [...]

December 2025

eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide tip 3: Keep Organized
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eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide tip 3: Keep Organized
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eLab Cellebrite Quick Start Guide tip 3: Keep Organized

By Author|2026-05-29T09:05:10-04:00December 29, 2025|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Cellebrite Reader Quick Start Guide Tips, Mobile Device Forensics|

⏱️ Timezones make or break digital evidence. Set the time zone correctly in Cellebrite Reader to avoid misleading timelines. 📍 [...]

eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Standards & Best Practices Matter
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Standards & Best Practices Matter
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eLab Insights for Public Defenders: Standards & Best Practices Matter

By Author|2026-05-29T09:01:26-04:00December 26, 2025|Advanced Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, eLab Insights, Mobile Device Forensics|

Standards & Best Practices Matter Digital evidence collection must follow repeatable, defensible procedures. Avoid viewing files manually—digital evidence is fragile [...]