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January 2026

2-Minute Tip #8: Retain the Right Experts
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2-Minute Tip #8: Retain the Right Experts
Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Investigations, IRIS Two Minute Tips, Social Media, Standards-Best Practices

2-Minute Tip #8: Retain the Right Experts

By Author|2026-01-16T16:38:40-05:00January 2, 2026|Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Investigations, IRIS Two Minute Tips, Social Media, Standards-Best Practices|

Digital evidence is only as good as your ability to explain and preserve it. Delays in retaining experts mean [...]

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December 2025

2-Minute Tip #7: Get Ahead of App Deletion
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2-Minute Tip #7: Get Ahead of App Deletion
Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, IRIS Two Minute Tips, Social Media, Standards-Best Practices

2-Minute Tip #7: Get Ahead of App Deletion

By Author|2026-01-16T16:38:47-05:00December 29, 2025|Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, IRIS Two Minute Tips, Social Media, Standards-Best Practices|

Messaging apps like Signal, Telegram, and Snapchat are designed to erase or encrypt data. Once messages vanish, they are [...]

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2-Minute Tip #5: Gmail & Google Location Data Have Limits
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2-Minute Tip #5: Gmail & Google Location Data Have Limits
Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, IRIS Two Minute Tips, Location Data, Social Media, Standards-Best Practices, Training

2-Minute Tip #5: Gmail & Google Location Data Have Limits

By Author|2026-01-16T16:39:37-05:00December 22, 2025|Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, IRIS Two Minute Tips, Location Data, Social Media, Standards-Best Practices, Training|

Google retains Location History and Gmail content—but not forever, and not always fully. With consent or court order, you [...]

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2-Minute Tip #4: Preserve Social Media—Now
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2-Minute Tip #4: Preserve Social Media—Now
Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, IRIS Two Minute Tips, Social Media, Standards-Best Practices, Training

2-Minute Tip #4: Preserve Social Media—Now

By Author|2026-01-16T16:40:00-05:00December 19, 2025|Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, IRIS Two Minute Tips, Social Media, Standards-Best Practices, Training|

Social Media content is easily deleted, altered, or lost—and screenshots are NOT enough. Evidence may live in: • DMs [...]

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2-Minute Tip #2: Cell Site Data Disappears Fast
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2-Minute Tip #2: Cell Site Data Disappears Fast
Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, IRIS Two Minute Tips, Location Data, Social Media, Training

2-Minute Tip #2: Cell Site Data Disappears Fast

By Author|2026-01-06T09:53:14-05:00December 12, 2025|Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, IRIS Two Minute Tips, Location Data, Social Media, Training|

Location data from cell providers is often only retained for 7 to 90 days. Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile each [...]

2-Minute Tip #2: Cell Site Data Disappears Fast
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2-Minute Tip #2: Cell Site Data Disappears Fast
Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, IRIS Two Minute Tips, Location Data, Social Media, Training

2-Minute Tip #2: Cell Site Data Disappears Fast

By Author|2026-01-16T16:40:44-05:00December 12, 2025|Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, IRIS Two Minute Tips, Location Data, Social Media, Training|

Location data from cell providers is often only retained for 7 to 90 days. Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile each [...]

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