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Home » US Federal Rule of Evidence

US Federal Rule of Evidence

Key Twitter and Facebook Metadata Fields Forensic Investigators Need to be Aware of

12th May 202025th April 2012
Authentication of social media evidence can present significant challenges when you collect by screen shots, printouts or raw html feeds from an archive tool. This is just one reason why social media data must be properly collected, preserved, searched and
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