Thursday, 14. July 2016
Topic: SECURITY - on July 14, 2016 at 3:57:00 PM CEST
FBI Agent: Decrypting Data ‘Fundamentally Alters’ Evidence
An FBI agent has brought up an interesting question about the nature of digital evidence: Does decrypting encrypted data “fundamentally alter” it, therefore contaminating it as forensic evidence? According to a hearing transcript filed last week, FBI Special Agent Daniel Alfin suggested just that. The hearing was related to the agency's investigation into dark web child pornography site Playpen. In February 2015, the FBI briefly assumed control of Playpen and delivered its users a network investigative technique (NIT)—or a piece of malware—in an attempt to identify the site's visitors.
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