What might one want to accomplish by running ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -map 0 -map_metadata 0:s:0 -c copy video.mp4 in terms of forensics?

In the eighth episode of the second series of Mr. Robot, Trenton
does this to the video that was recorded by a VHS camera before releasing it to the public via Vimeo.
ffmpeg -i fuxFBI.mp4 -map 0 -map_metadata 0:s:0 -c copy fuxFBI.mp4
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Does Bitlocker securely erase the blocks where the first and last partition will go?

I have a question regarding bitlocker. Suppose I have any operating system installed on an unencrypted disk (windows for example) and I have confidential data on it. Then, someone formats the disk and installs windows, but this time encryp… Continue reading Does Bitlocker securely erase the blocks where the first and last partition will go?

Creating disk image with FTK Imager: Failure: The specified network resource or device is no longer available. (55)

I want to image a drive with FTK Imager’s feature ‘Create Disk Image’ but the external hard drive has some issues. The external HDD does not appear in Windows File Explorer but it appears in Disk Management as Online and Unallocated. The d… Continue reading Creating disk image with FTK Imager: Failure: The specified network resource or device is no longer available. (55)