2-Minute Tip #9: Evaluating Digital Evidence Collected by Law Enforcement

2-Minute Tip #9: Evaluating Digital Evidence Collected by Law Enforcement

Police may seize, search, or extract from digital devices—but discovery often lacks full transparency.

Things to ask:

• What extraction tool was used?

• Was data filtered or excluded?

• What level of extraction was done?

📌 Practical Action:

• Request forensic reports (Cellebrite, AXIOM, etc.) as part of discovery.

• Ask for logs or screenshots showing what was reviewed and when.

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Our next tip will go over building a repeatable and reliable triage system. See the Digital Evidence Toolbox for more.

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