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By Jessica Riccio Under normal circumstances, browsing the Internet leaves many footprints (“artifacts”) across the user’s computer. A computer forensic experts’ ability to find Internet History artifacts will frequently have a significant impact on the outcome of a...

What is Cyberstalking? The first five entries in a Google search show five different definitions, but all agree that it has to do with the use of electronic communication to bother someone. That electronic communication could be through the use of social networks,...

Defining Cyberbullying Many people (the author included) conflate cyberbullying and cyberstalking. Both are forms of cyberharassment, but the National Conference of State Legislatures limits the term "bullying," or "cyberbullying" to electronic harassment or bullying...

The evolution of e-discovery and computer forensics, Part 4 In 2005 and 2006, the California Judicial Council proposed amendments for the California Rules of Court with regard to electronic discovery (ediscovery), but with Amendments to the Federal Rules set to be...

The evolution of e-discovery and computer forensics, Part 3: The 2006 ESI Amendments to the FRCP The field of electronic discovery and digital forensics is rapidly evolving. In the early years of this millennium, discovery rules dealt primarily with paper, but with...

Cyberbullying Our culture and probably most others have historically felt that bullies are bad news, but that being bullied is also a rite of passage. We often think that bullying tends to end with grammar school. Nothing is further from the truth. As a culture, we...

To listen to, read, or watch the news, it is clear that there is broad misunderstanding about the right to free speech. It is not the freedom to say anything to anyone anywhere, but rather a prohibition to keep the government from denying us the right to express...

The field of electronic discovery and digital forensics is rapidly evolving. In the early years of this millennium, discovery rules dealt primarily with paper, but with the advent of the computer age, documents are drafted electronically and important rules regarding...

Suppose you're pulled over because your left taillight is out, because your license plate tag is a bit out of date, or because one of your passengers just threw a cigarette butt out the window. And suppose the officer notices that you have a cell phone in your pocket....

Nearly all documents start on a computer and discovery for litigation necessarily requires accessing electronically stored information (ESI). Rules regarding ESI in discovery - whether opponents are allowed access to it and who pays - are fast-evolving and differ from...