US Wants Upper Hand In Battling High-Tech Bad Guys

coondoggie writes "The US Department of Justice this week said it was looking to boost the research and development of technology that could significantly bolster new forensic tools for digital evidence gathering. The DoJ's research and development arm, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) said it was particularly interested in tools targeting forensics for mobile cellular devices; cloud computing environments; VoIP communication and vehicle computer systems."

Yeah, well...

[Anonymous Coward]

I want a pony.

So does this mean

[Mattskimo]

That my 35 pass Gutmann wipe I perform every month is now justified? I'm paranoid *and* they are after me?

Obligitory

[tuxgeek]

I'm from the government and I'm here to help ..

Re:So does this mean

[Anonymous Coward]

>35 pass Gutmann

If you're still relying on 35 pass Gutmann you're vulnerable anyway. Might as well print your data out and paper your walls with it.

Re:Oh, no, they won't misuse this

[Anon-Admin]

Then why dont we outsource the National Institute of Justice to India. They have the people and technology to develop the software needed for much less than it would cost to do it here in the US. Saves Taxpayers money. :P

Re:Yeah, well...

[CarpetShark]

Yeah, well, if you were a government, you could afford a pony. Maybe even quite a few destriers.