"But on Tuesday, FBI Director Kash Patel said the video was "recovered from residual data located in backend systems," though he didn't provide details about the recovery process. So how could law enforcement have retrieved the video? Experts say it depends on the company and how the footage went missing. What if the camera is physically tampered with? Patel said on Tuesday it appears the front doorbell camera could have been tampered with."
"Such tampering, like removing the doorbell camera from its post, would likely kill the power. But previously collected data would likely continue being stored, said Jim Jones, director of the digital forensics program at George Mason University. "Unplugging or losing power would really just stop the recording. Whatever had been recorded up to that point is actually a little bit safer because it's not going to be overwritten by more recording," he said."
Law enforcement obtained Google Nest doorbell video that previously was said to be inaccessible, showing a masked person outside Nancy Guthrie's door. Investigators had earlier reported the camera was removed and disconnected on Feb. 1, and that motion was detected about 30 minutes later but no footage was available because the camera lacked a paid subscription and data was overwritten. FBI Director Kash Patel said the video was recovered from residual data in backend systems but provided no details. Experts note retrieval depends on the company and how footage went missing. Tampering, like removing the camera, would cut power but preserve previously recorded data.
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