Sunday, June 7, 2015

Prosecuted for Deleting Your Browser History?

You can be prosecuted for deleting your browser history on your computer.

It's not just the terrorists, either.

It's anyone.

If you delete your browser history, you're essentially destroying evidence.

Whether portions of that browser history remain on your hard drive or not, you can still be prosecuted.

Now, you have to know there is an investigation underway for something.  It's not just for everyone to stop deleting their browser history.  I delete my browser history to save space.  But if the police have interviewed you about any investigation, don't start deleting things on your computer.  That's just a stupid move.

Prosecutors are allowed to charge you under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  It's not only the shredding of evidence, but also the deletion of digital files and records.

So, now you've been warned.  If the police talk to you about any investigation:  Don't delete anything on your computer.  Don't uninstall any programs or browsers.  Don't do anything stupid that may send you to jail.

The world is changing every day with technology.  And this goes into the "Good to know file..."

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