Used in misdemeanor Domestic Violence cases. Most Law Enforcement agencies do not have the resources, equipment, staffing or training to examine mobile devices for stalking apps, which can limit Data Recovery for potential evidence. We are fortunate to have eight different tools and dedicated staff. Because of our resources, other counties and agencies request our assistance. In a survey by the Minnesota Court for battered women, advocates indicated cyber stalking was the number one priority. Because technology is frequently used to stalk victims and violate protective orders. To address the need for training on cyber stalking, i have worked with the Minnesota Coalition for battered women and its 80 plus member programs to train over 3,000 domestic and Sexual Violence advocates, Law Enforcement, prosecutors and judges since twi2009. Strained resources and lack of awareness undercut Law Enforcements abilities of cyber stalking. This erodes Victims Trust in the criminal justice system. A
Proliferation of chaef cheaper stalking apps made these harrowing experiences much more common. In the last three years, our mobile forensic exams in our office have increased by 220 in three years, averaging 30 exams per month. After seven years of experience, i continue to discover new apps. For instance, we are investigating an attempted murder in the context of Domestic Violence. We discovered tspy running in self mode on the mobile device. Tspy advertises itself as a 7 Parental Monitoring software which can be installed on smartphones to track text messages, calls, gps location and basically any phone data. As in the case of discovering tspy, i become engaged in a forensic investigation after victims detect signs of digital wrong doing. They notice patterns that the abusers knowledge of the victims life and whereabouts when the abuser has no way of knowing. While my department deals with only felony cases, stalking apps are frequently used in misdemeanor Domestic Violence cases. I
Private right of action. Think, is quite low. We have insurance that would cover the accidental oversight. It should not cover that if you are doing it willfully with mallon tenant. In fact parallel state laws. Since the overwhelming majority of these investigations are done at the local level, we hope this model will become a model for state statute. Positiveeen countless ways that technology can increase the safety and support of victims and survivors of abuse and stalking. We think verizon, facebook, the Application Developers alliance, and so many more for working with us to increase victims safety. This will never really impact a handful of ad actors that designer operate products sold crimes. Itate terrifying senator franken, thank you for your tireless efforts to end violence against women. Thank you for your long support of the violence against women act. Thank you. Seven minute rounds for questioning. Detective, you mentioned that you are investigating an attempted murder wher
Loan debt. It announced a measure late in the week that democrats plan a student loan push in june. What are they proposing to do . This is a way to lower the Interest Rates on student loans. What is interesting about this you have to look at everything especially that the senate is doing this year as an electionyear push. Democrats found the student loan push helpful when they took recontrol of the senate. They have done it repeatedly. It is an issue not only with young people but with families who are being squeezed because of the higher cost of living and higher expenses. It gets a lot of attention, but i would not expect this to clear the house anytime soon. They seemed to lay down the gauntlet to challenge republicans in the senate to support the bill, but so far nobody on the republican side is backing that. Right. Lets take a look at the house. Eric cantor releasing his memo, telling members what ahead for june. What are some of the top items we should look for as the house come
Are going missing and are considered endangered. Back in the day there used to be photos on the back of milk car tins and leah ah remembers cartons, and speaking about social media, leez alisa zane says. I hope youre watching today youre going to learn a lot. Speaking about social media, charles on facebook, its time to communicate about the situation in real time. Henry on facebook, how about parents just keep a better eye on the kids. And parents actually do the same. Easy to say. Easier said than done. Signs, reading one more angel in heaven. Abducted, killed on february 18th. She reminded us that even one block from home, a child is vulnerable to predators. As haley many of us argue that our search methods are behind the times. Dont efficiently involve communities. Some go so far as to say the alert is just for show and actually spreads unnecessary fear. In canada one organization may have tapped into a way to turn that fear into communes action. Theyre calling it milk carton 2. 0.