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In a recent story from startribune.com, San Jose, Calif. detectives used a warrant to search the Sony Clie of a suspect who was believed to be the leader of a theft identity ring. The Clie device of suspect, Julian Torres was especially valuable to detectives as he had allegedly used the digital camera feature of his particular Clie, the NR70, to take pictures of the other members in the ring.
Apparently Investigators were able to track down two of Torres's accomplices using the information they had gathered from his Clie. Torres had supposedly used his Clie in many aspects of the crime. According to startribune.com, the names and personal information of at least 20 victims was stored in the memory of the Clie. Torres ToDo list even had tasks such as picking up supplies to make fake checks. When confronted with the evidence Torres apparently had a hard time denying that the information was his because the names stored under 'mom' and 'dad' were for his parents.
With the increased popularity of digital organizers police are seeing an increased usage in pdas with criminals. Everyone from drug dealers to pimps are taking advantage of the convenience which a pda can offer. Many times these individuals mistakenly believe that the information they are storing on these devices is private - when experts feel that it is actually quite easy to crack the encryption on most Palm handhelds.
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