FBI is evaluating technology for use in criminal investigations
U.S. researchers have developed a real-time magnetic imaging system that enables criminal investigators to "see" signs of tampering in audiotapes—erasing, overdubbing and other alterations -- while listening to the tapes, according to an October 26 press release from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
The FBI, which helped fund the research, is evaluating the new system for possible routine use in criminal investigations. The system permits faster screening and more accurate audiotape analysis than is currently possible.
12,000 computers to be contributed to groups worldwide
By Eric Green Washington File Staff Writer
Washington -- Students in a number of Latin American countries will benefit from the launch of a World Bank program to donate computers to a global network of community organizations.
The World Bank said in an October 13 statement that 12,000 computers will be donated to community groups around the world, which will then pass the technology on to needy children. Latin American countries slated to receive computers include Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela, according to an official at the charitable organization called "Gifts in Kind International," the World Bank's partner in the program.
Method could be used to trace counterfeit currency, fake passports
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a method that will allow authorities to trace documents to specific printers, a technique law-enforcement agencies could use to investigate counterfeiting, forgeries and homeland security matters.
The technique uses two methods to trace a document: analyzing a document to identify characteristics unique for each printer, and designing printers to purposely embed individualized characteristics in documents.
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