Information Technology Reference
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recognize. that. these. can. be. another. source. of. information..
They.will.store.not.only.the.topics.and.applications.you.use,.
but.information.about.those.applications.and.topics—the.all.
important.metadata.we.referred.to.before..That.might.include.
when. you. last. opened. the. application,. or. the. page. you. last.
read.in.the.topic,.or.any.notes.or.bookmarks.you.inserted.into.
the.topic.or.magazine.as.you.read.it..All.of.that.information.
might.become.very.important.when.or.if.you.need.to.answer.
a.question.about.what.you.or.someone.else.was.doing.when.
For.instance,.imagine.if.you.received.a.text.message.from.
someone.you.didn't.know.very.well.saying.that.that.person.
was. out. of. the. country. and. stranded. and. needed. inancial.
assistance..This.is.a.real.example.of.a.common.scam.
How.might.you.use.the.information.you.just.learned.to.tell.
if.this.is.a.scam?.You.might.be.able.to.contact.your.cellular.
provider.to.ind.out.the.source.of.the.message..If.you.are.law.
enforcement.or.an.attorney,.you.might.consider.a.subpoena.
to.the.provider.for.all.information.about.the.source's.device.
Or,.as.another.more.likely.example,.what.if.your.daughter.
insists. that. she. couldn't. possibly. have. sent. 1,000. text. mes-
sages. last. week.. You. can. simply. take. a. look. at. her. phone.
and.check.the.records.it.stores.and.in.most.cases.it.will.tell.
you. exactly. how. many. messages. were. sent.. Your. provider.
will. certainly. have. that. information. available. online. and. in.
some.detail,.including.when.and.to.whom.your.daughter.was.
texting..If.you.happen.to.be.a.forensics.expert.like.me,.you.
can.be.even.more.cruel.to.your.daughter.by.pulling.out.the.
records.from.the.phone.and.having.the.actual.messages.to.
look.at.(but.I.would.never.do.that.to.my.daughters,.so.don't.
try.this.at.home—it.will.only.cause.family.strife).
The.point.to.recognize.here.is.that.once.again.we.revealed.
a.source.of.electronic.information.that.you.need.to.be.aware.
of,.and.that.you.may.need.to.gain.access.to.
In.order.to.acquire,.preserve,.organize,.and.produce.that.
information,.you.will.need.to.understand.and.have.access.to.
the.sources.of.the.data..That.might.entail.a.contractual.rela-
tionship.with.your.cellular.provider..This.is.something.that.a.
