Federal Trade Commission, USA - Tech Labs investigative equipment and software

The FTC has a tech lab resource which its staff including investigators and attorneys can access to conduct work in support of the commission’s goals. The resources include hardware such as mobiles, laptops, tables, wearables, monitors and cameras plus software applications.  These tools are isolated from the FTC network so users are not identifiable.

They allow staff to collect and analyse digital content, including the content that a regular consumer user would see (such as images) and go on to  sign up and purchase goods to view contract terms or payment processes. They also enable staff to collect background information such as code, network traffic, data flows between devices and other usage data.