Microsoft COFEE (Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor) for law enforcement
Microsoft have always aimed to help computer users do tasks better with their software, while Windows XP and Vista have been loved and hated by some, I am sure investigators and law enforcement will love the new plug-in device called “Microsoft COFEE”. It does not contain caffeine, but it does contain 150 commands that will help investigators work faster when gathering digital evidence.
The quicker they can extract forensic data from computers, the faster crimes can be solved and maybe it could save more lives. We have pointed out it’s not Coffee, but what COFEE really stands for is “Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor”. This plug-in device (basically a small USB hard drive) can analyze data stored on a computer, analyze Internet activity and decrypt passwords.
Last June the Microsoft COFEE device was distributed to a handful of law-enforcement agencies, but today we hear that over 15 countries and 2,000 officers are using this gadget. While we do not know how much this will help stop crime, you can count on it helping a lot…well done Microsoft.
So what do you think of Microsoft making the COFEE device free to law enforcement agencies and how much do you think this will help in real world crime?
Rate My Cop: comment on your recent experience with law enforcement
What if you could search for a police officer by name, state or department and rank how cops do their job. This is just what Rate My Cop lets you do, you get to comment on your recent experience with law enforcement and join in a community that freely share individual accounts.
RATEMYCOP.com have this to say about their mission online “Our mission is to compile information on cops’ performance and to provide a forum where users can freely share individual accounts. Good, bad or indifferent. Most of all, we would like to hear your stories. Your appreciation and your disapproval. Did you witness a cop doing a good deed, or were you involved in an unfortunate altercation? Tell us about it. Tell others about it. Let it out. Don’t feel intimidated by the badge to remain quiet”.
What do you think of this new service?
Could this do harm by the people that are their to protect us or could Rate My Cop help the public by giving feedback to improve cops.