Report and Recommendations of the Arizona Task Force on Court Management of Digital Evidence

The court record has three components, each historically paper-based and tangible: (1) filings; (2) transcripts; and (3) exhibits. Given technology changes, filings and transcripts now are often kept as digital files. Exhibits, however, continue to be received and held by the court in tangible form. Technology changes mean that will soon change, and will change drastically. The 2016 Joint Technology Committee Resource Bulletin: Managing Digital Evidence in Courts, warned that “[c]ourt management systems are not currently designed to manage large quantities of digital evidence, which means that courts and industry must find creative ways to deal immediately with the dramatically increasing volume of digital evidence, while planning for and developing new capabilities.” This article is the first published response to that urgent warning. The article summarizes recommendations for court management of digital evidence. The article next discusses the evolving court record format and the truly digital evidence concept. Detailed workgroup reports follow, addressing: (1) digital formats; (2) storage and management; and (3) rules, including suggested rule changes. The article is designed to make sure this critical analysis is available now as well as to serve as a resource for courts, academics, technology experts, and others for years to come

All Rise For The Planet: 2030 Show Trial

The year is 2030. Scientists’ warnings from 2019 went unheeded and the consequences of climate destruction are now apparent. You are summoned for jury duty at the people’s court to decide responsibility for the ultimate crime against humanity and life on earth. Evidence is presented on the role of Governments, industry, the media, academia, art institutions and the citizenry, and in all cases the jury will consider the same question: "In light of what they knew in 2019, did they do enough, and if not, what should they have done?" Part-theatre, part-art installation, part-people’s court, this event on climate justice and accountability presented testimonies, along with visuals and video installations, brought this trial to life as an immersive experience. Overseen by a judge, it was up to the audience, the jury, to decide whether each party is guilty or not. Curation by Amy McDonnell and Eva Sajovic. With climate litigation charity Plan B, Extinction Rebellion, visual arts organisation 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning, People’s Bureau, Name Theatre and massive thanks to Stinsensqueeze

Mobile health applications digital evidence taxonomy with knowledge sharing approach for digital forensics readiness

M-health is the current application that capable to monitor and detect human biological change and used the Internet as a platform to transfer and receive the data from the cloud providers. However, the advancement of Internet of Things (IoT) technology poses a great challenge for digital forensic experts in order to preserve, acquire and analyse digital evidence. Digital evidence taxonomy is one technique in digital forensics that facilitates digital forensics readiness and integration with knowledge sharing approach is necessary to allow digital forensics experts to share their knowledge. Therefore, this research was carried out that consists three phases, namely (1) initial phase, (2) intermediate phase and (3) final phase. In the initial phase, a systematic literature review was conducted to identify any potential gaps from the existing studies. Subsequently, digital evidence taxonomy in the IoT forensics layers was adopted, which consisted of three artefact categories to represent the IoT forensics layers. In the intermediate phase, 34 top rating m-health apps were used as a case study to validate the digital evidence taxonomy. From the analysis of the result, various types of information for forensic investigation were acquired, such as type of outdoor activity, activity timestamp, client IP address and date accessed. In the final phase, the M-Health Digital Evidence Taxonomy System (MDETS) was developed as a proof of concept to demonstrate the integration of digital evidence taxonomy with the knowledge-sharing approach to facilitate digital forensic readiness. Interviews were used as the instrument tool to evaluate knowledge sharing in terms of people, process and technology elements in enabling digital forensic readiness. The results from the interviews support that knowledge sharing facilitates digital forensic readiness in terms of people, process and technology elements. As a conclusion, the integration of digital evidence taxonomy with the knowledge-sharing approach gives the opportunity for the digital forensic community to enhance the existing approach or procedure to increase the findings of a digital forensic investigation and make digital forensic readiness more proactive within the organisation

Comparative analysis of digital artifact persistence between file format

As we know digital forensics is a scientific examination and analysis of data that when it held on, or where it is retrieved from so that the information collected can be used as evidence in a court of law. Nowadays, digital evidence are very useful to provide when case in court. The deleted file of document, audio or image can be recover back as digital artifact [1]. Therefore, it is very clear from the experience that digital artifact are important witnesses to care

Behavioural Evidence Analysis Applied to Digital Forensics: An Empirical Analysis of Child Pornography Cases using P2P Networks

The utility of Behavioural Evidence Analysis (BEA) has gained attention in the field of Digital Forensics in recent years. It has been recognized that, along with technical examination of digital evidence, it is important to learn as much as possible about the individuals behind an offence, the victim(s) and the dynamics of a crime. This can assist the investigator in producing a more accurate and complete reconstruction of the crime, in interpreting associated digital evidence, and with the description of investigative findings. Despite these potential benefits, the literature shows limited use of BEA for the investigation of cases of the possession and dissemination of Sexually Exploitative Imagery of Children (SEIC). This paper represents a step towards filling this gap. It reports on the forensic analysis of 15 SEIC cases involving P2P filesharing networks, obtained from the Dubai Police. Results confirmed the predicted benefits and indicate that BEA can assist digital forensic practitioners and prosecutors

An Evidence-Based Approach To Digital Inclusion for Health

This report is the first deliverable of the ?Digital Inclusion and Social Knowledge Media for Health: Frameworks and Roadmaps? project. It discusses the concept of social and digital exclusion and suggests that a focus on the digital mediation of social processes may provide more purchase for public service providers. This focus leads to the consideration of the way in which digital services might support a range of health-related factors which are both directly and indirectly linked to specific health outcomes. The report discusses some examples in the light of a consideration of the specific (and spatial) health needs and priorities of Solihull Care Trust. The report concludes with suggestions for directions for future research and development