The New York City mayor’s devices have been seized because they contain data that does exist anywhere else. Physical device access means experts can recover deleted data.
The recent seizure of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ digital devices by the FBI represents a significant moment in the ongoing federal investigation into his campaign fundraising practices.
When law enforcement seizes digital devices like smartphones, tablets and computers, it typically indicates that investigators believe these devices hold evidence that may corroborate information found in paper documents or digital records from remote sources, such as cloud-based file storage and service providers. More importantly, physical devices contain evidence that exists nowhere else.Online Data Is Limited
While online service providers may retain deleted files in the trash or deleted folders for a short period, those records are often purged after a certain timeframe, usually on a rolling basis.
