by SJDC | Oct 7, 2025 | Accident, Cell Phone, Crash, Data, Deleted, Forensics, Mobile Device, Phone, Smart Phone, Spyware
This post focuses on collecting volatile data from iPhones. Android devices also produce volatile logs worth preserving, but the collection approach is different, which I discuss in a separate post. iOS is always “doing things,” both because of and regardless of user...
by SJDC | May 25, 2025 | Cell Phone, Digital, eDiscovery, Forensics, Mobile Device, Phone, Private Investigations, Smart Phone
As a licensed Private Investigator (PI), it’s frustrating when I’m asked by other PIs how they can preserve visible data from a client’s iPhone. For example, “one of my clients exchanged messages with a contractor who accepted payment and then failed to deliver...
by SJDC | Apr 18, 2025 | Accident, Cell Phone, Crash, Distracted Driving, Forensics, Mobile Device, Phone, Private Investigations, Smart Phone, Traffic
Case Timeline September 15, 2016 – Crash occurs on I-75 in Hernando County, Florida. February 27, 2018 – Gregory Andriotis arrested in Volusia County on a Hernando County warrant, charged with one count of vehicular homicide and three counts of reckless driving...
by SJDC | Mar 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Perils of Delayed Mobile Device Preservation At SJDC, we consistently emphasize the importance of prompt preservation of mobile device data for litigation. While some matters may not demand immediate action, others—such as significant event investigations (e.g.,...
by SJDC | Feb 28, 2025 | Accident, Cell Phone, Crash, Data, Distracted Driving, Forensics, Mobile Device, Phone, Private Investigations, Smart Phone
The Short Version… The recommendation_v9.sqlite database in iOS is a new (to me at least) source of detailed application foreground and background activity, with records spanning several months. This data can be highly valuable in analyzing device interactions...
