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Lars Daniel

Digital forensics expert & expert witness · The Forbes digital forensics columnist

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Deepfakes could break overworked and underfunded public defenders

Deepfakes are already reaching U.S. courtrooms. And in the deepfake era, proving a piece of digital evidence is real often requires specialized forensic experts that public defenders rarely have the funding to bring in. That gap may become the gap between a fair trial and a wrongful conviction.

April 6, 2026 · Video

Deepfakes could break overworked and underfunded public defenders
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Facial Recognition Angela Lipps

Police jailed an innocent woman for five months on a bogus AI hashtag#FacialRecognition match. In this case, the real failure is human, not machine.

April 1, 2026 · Video

Facial Recognition Angela Lipps
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Cell phone evidence in 97% of cases

Cellebrite’s 2026 Industry Trends Report found that 97% of investigators now identify smartphones as their primary source of digital evidence. The report surveyed 1,200 practitioners in 63 countries. Two years ago that figure was 73%. If you’re an attorney who hasn’t had to grapple with cell phone e

March 9, 2026 · Video

Cell phone evidence in 97% of cases