The Pros And Cons Of Using Forensic Chips

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Forensic tests can tell investigators a lot about how the people they are interested in are communicating with others and can also lead them on a trail of the movements of victims and perpetrators that they are looking into. The main way of doing this is by using an electronic device inside mobile phones and computers. For the team to do this it would require them to take the computer or mobile phone apart piece by piece and add in an electronic chip. Once activated this chip allows investigators to track the whereabouts of victims and this in turn allows them to keep a watchful eye on the victim and help keep them safe. In computers, the chip would allow investigators to get into certain files which could then lead to the whereabouts of a perpetrator and allow them to …show more content…

Good points; it can easily hold information which would mean people not having to carry around documents and stop people losing documents that are important. The information can be easily accessed with a simple scan.

Bad points; they would need to make sure that the material used for the chip wouldn’t harm people once it was inserted. If the material is wrong then it could cause health problems for people which were never an issue before. If they use the same kind of chip that they use in mobile phones and computer could it mean that, even though they are inside humans, the chips could become riddled with viruses the same way that computers can become infected with viruses? If so what could that do to the human body? There are also some ethics surrounding religious belief systems. Certain religions do not believe in putting foreign objects into your body such as tattoos or piercings. If they feel that way about things that are seen and done in everyday life, the same thoughts will probably be had about a microchip that the government have put in place to keep all your information