Millions of users rely on Dropbox and other similar file sharing and hosting services to store and share their files, however, research shows how to use cloud storage synchronisation services to get around firewalls. Dropbox and other cloud storage services and applications including SkyDrive, Google Drive, Amazon Cloud Drive have increased in popularity recently as […]
Failure to Disclose Mobile Phone Evidence
Judge blames collapse of drug trial on CPS ‘cost cutting’ A trial of four alleged drug dealers and money launderers was abandoned after a judge ruled that the CPS had shown “completely unacceptable” behaviour. HHJ Peter Murphy stated that cost cutting measures had threatened to deprive the Defendants of a fair trial and also accused […]
Extreme Porn trial: Consensual Sex and the State
An article written by the Guardian highlights that Despite the acquittal by a jury of Simon Walsh, questions are raised about the right of the state to intrude on individual’s private and consensual sex lives. Despite a Kingston jury returning not guilty verdicts in a landmark porn trial, questions arise of the right of the […]
As with most things, The Cheapest Computer Forensic Expert is unlikely to be the Best
It is not often that a purchasing decision is made on price alone. Normally a variety of factors are combined by individuals in making the choice of day-to-day services, including builders, who may be employed on recommendation, specific skills and cost, the garage chosen to service a car or even which lawyer to represent you. […]
The Accreditation of a Constantly Developing Science
In October 2017 the Forensic Science Regulator (FSR) made it a mandatory requirement for all digital evidence produced by the Prosecution to comply with the ISO 17025 standard. The requirement for those producing such evidence to a standard originally introduced in 1999 has caused and continues to cause significant issues and limitations. When I speak […]
