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Re: Careless Law Enforcement Computer Forensics Lacking InfoSec Expertise Causes Suicides
From: Stefano Zanero <s.zanero () securenetwork it>
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 21:07:00 +0200
Jason Coombs wrote:
34 people have killed themselves in the U.K. after being accused of purchasing child pornography using their credit card numbers on the Web
I know of at least one similar case in Italy.
the presence of child pornography on a hard drive owned by a person who is accused of purchasing child pornography is the best evidence law enforcement has to prove guilt of these so-called 'electronic crimes against children' -- crimes that are proved by the mere existence of data,
I would add that in some cases even "sharing" these files on peer-to-peer networks can be an innocent act, for instance if you bulk-download them from a user, and before inspecting their content someone downloads them from your shared folder. In Italy, "trading" this type of material is a distinct charge from "owning" it.
I ask you this question: why doesn't law enforcement bother to conduct an analysis of the computer evidence looking for indications of third-party intrusion and malware?
I have asked the same question to law enforcement personnel, but with no satisfactory answers for now.
There is simply no way for law enforcement to know the difference between innocent and guilty persons based on hard drive data circumstantial evidence.
I agree, from my own experience as a forensics consultant. -- Cordiali saluti, Ing. Stefano Zanero --------------------------- Secure Network S.r.l. www.securenetwork.it _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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