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British Army uses PC forensics in Iraq

The British Army has revealed that it is using PC forensics technology in Iraq to search through recovered electronic media in the investigation into illegal activities undertaken by Saddam Hussein's regime. The British Army's Land Information Assurance Group (LIAG)--a specialist TA unit that provides IT services--has been deployed in Iraq since the end of the war in order to analyze abandoned and partially destroyed electronic media.
Written by Munir Kotadia, Contributor
The British Army has revealed that it is using PC forensics technology in Iraq to search through recovered electronic media in the investigation into illegal activities undertaken by Saddam Hussein's regime.

The British Army's Land Information Assurance Group (LIAG)--a specialist TA unit that provides IT services--has been deployed in Iraq since the end of the war in order to analyze abandoned and partially destroyed electronic media. The unit is responsible for recovering hidden or erased files and e-mails from all types of electronic storage media in order to build a catalogue of evidence that can stand up in court. Read the full story on silicon.com.

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