There’s no code of ethics to govern digital forensics – and we need one

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https://theconversation.com/theres-no-code-of-ethics-to-govern-digital-forensics-and-we-need-one-45755

By John J Sloan, III
The Conversation
August 10, 2015

Let me begin with a disclaimer: I am neither a digital forensics 
practitioner nor do I play one on television.

I am, however, a professor in, and former chair of, an academic department 
at a research university that houses a graduate program in computer 
(digital) forensics I helped design. In 2011, I cofounded a computer 
forensics research center at my university. Finally, for more than 10 
years, I have taught undergraduate and graduate courses on professional 
ethics for criminal justice and digital forensics students.

These experiences helped me to identify a glaring issue in the field of 
digital forensics: a lack of professional and ethical standards governing 
practitioners. And as digital forensics gains prominence in the legal 
landscape, the lack of agreed-upon standards is a big problem.


What is digital forensics?

Digital or computer forensics involves the identification, recovery, 
analysis and presentation in court of relevant information taken from 
electronic devices such as computers and cellphones.

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