| Copyright (c) 2010 Ed Opperman | | | | from your teens cellular device. This makes it |
| As popular as cell phones are with teenagers, you | | | | easier for parents to obtain information they need |
| would almost think that they were born with | | | | to see if there are problems that need to be |
| them attached to their body. Just think about it, if | | | | addressed. A PI can recover deleted text, SMS |
| they happen to get grounded and their phone is | | | | history, NV memory dump, phone book |
| taken away, they act as if you have just | | | | information, GUID properties, device properties, |
| removed their lifeline. Although most of our teens | | | | call history, file system, and other data that has |
| just use these devices to stay in contact with | | | | been erased from the cellular device. |
| their close friends and family members, there are | | | | One mistake that some parents have made that |
| times when they can become tempted to engage | | | | you will want to make yourself aware of, is the |
| in activities that they have no business sticking | | | | use of over-the-counter SIM card readers. Using |
| their noses. A few of the more common | | | | these readers can end up with more problems, as |
| problems that many parents face is sexting with | | | | they are bad about destroying data as the |
| their girlfriends or boyfriends, and bullying other | | | | process is being performed, making it impossible |
| teens that they have gotten into arguments with. | | | | to be recovered again. Investigators that perform |
| Another big problem that some parents also face | | | | cell phone forensic investigations use equipment |
| is illegal drug use. Each of these are generally | | | | that costs thousands of dollars and will not |
| problems that you will find evidence of in their | | | | destroy data they are retrieving for you. Many |
| cellular devices. This is because these devices are | | | | times even when they go to retrieve deleted |
| their favorite form of communicating with others | | | | text, several different tools have to be tried |
| and is where most of their conversations take | | | | before they find one that matches up to a Sanyo |
| place. If a parent notices any hint that their | | | | CDMA device, and matching store-bought |
| teenager is engaging in any of these types of | | | | counters is close to impossible. |
| situations, it is recommend that you consult with a | | | | If you are concerned about any of your teens |
| professional investigator that knows how to | | | | activities, the best investigative tool that can be |
| recover deleted text messages from a Sanyo | | | | used is offered by experienced investigators that |
| CDMA cellular device. | | | | know what their doing. They can recover deleted |
| Experts that are knowledgeable in cell phone | | | | text and other data in as little as 48 hours. |
| forensic investigations can easily retrieve data | | | | |