Re: Video Evidence Q & A

[<noweldrecumbent2@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for all who replied . Some very good suggestions.
Dave

"Cam-man" <none@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> <noweldrecumbent2@xxxxxxxxxxx> inspired greatness with:
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>>A hypathetical question . If a DVR picked up what appeared to be drug type
>>deals going on around a property and was reported to local narcotics
>>unit -
>>and within 30 minutes people started to scramble like chickens without
>>heads
>>going in and out of a property as if they got some kind of warning. Would
>>you recommend calling the FBI, and turn over the removable hard drive  or
>>would handling the HD be tampering with evidence?
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> A good DVR records with proprietary watermarks and digital signatures
> that are transparent to the user.  The goal is for the video to be
> proven authentic in court.  These security features will remain if you
> copy them to the removable media without changing the format, IOW,
> it's not always necessary to turn over the whole unit unless a major
> crime is committed and you want to leave absolutely no doubt you
> tampered with it (in which case the cops will have seized it anyway).
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