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Social snares left in cellphones can help law enforcement catch criminals

Officials increasingly see crimes transmitted over apps like Snapchat

Gainesville Police Sgt. Margaret Johnson can use her Cellebrite technology to obtain information off a suspect’s cellphone in criminal investigations. - photo by For The Times

03042018 SOCIAL CELLEBRITE — Gainesville Police Sgt. Margaret Johnson can use her Cellebrite technology to obtain information off a suspect’s cellphone in criminal investigations. - photo by For The Times

Data deleted from a smartphone is never forgotten, especially when Gainesville Police Sgt. Margaret Johnson hooks up her phone-cracking Cellebrite technology.