Met bobbies get CSI kit to probe perps' mobes

Have to disagree with the statement suggesting that external companies are the be all and end all of phone forensics for law enforcement; this simply isn't the case and, contrary to popular belief, forensic capability is largely held in-house, with external companies being used as a means of expediting work as and when necessary.

As for ACESO; it's not known as the Fisher-Price of phone forensics for nothing. Yes, it is indeed easy to use, but hugely limited and unless conditions are perfect, including standing upwind and crossing all available limbs, you'll struggle to get anything apart from some very basic information using it. Despite the manufacturer's hype, phone forensics requires rather more complex kit, substantially more knowledge than can be garnered from a week of training, time to perform the work, as well as initiative and experience.

At a time when capabilities of phones, as well as anything digital, if we're honest, continue to increase at a whopping rate, perhaps some money should be invested in some proper labs instead, rather than reducing budgets and headcount further, whilst expecting the remaining staff to sift through seized equipment, along with its greater capacity for storage, in less time.

Utter rubbish.