Introduction: The way forward : a roadmap for the European Union / Maria Angela Biasiotti, Joseph A. Cannataci, Jeanne Pia Mifsud Bonnici, and Melania Tudorica. Present and future of the exchange of electronic evidence in Europe / Maria Angela Biasiotti -- E-evidence and access to data in the cloud results of the Cloud Evidence Group of the Cybercrime Convention Committee / Alexander Seger -- The evolution of expressing and exchanging cyber-investigation information in a standardized form / Eoghan Casey, Sean Barnum, Ryan Griffith, Jonathan Snyder, Harm van Beek, and Alex Nelson -- "All along the watchtower" : matters not yet solved regarding communication interception systems and electronic data retained on foreign servers / Francesco Cajani -- Electronic evidence : challenges and opportunities for law enforcement / Sabine Berghs, Geoffrey Stewart Morrison, and Caroline Goemans-Dorny -- International digital forensic investigation at the ICC / Ilyoung Hong -- The online environment as a challenge for privacy and the suppression of crime / Daniel Drewer and Jan Ellermann -- Electronic evidence in criminal trials : the use of PowerPoint presentations by prosecutors and attorneys in the courtroom / Xavier Tracol -- The conceptual representation of the "electronic evidence" domain / Sveva Avveduto, Sara Conti, Daniela Luzi, and Lucio Pisacane -- The European legal framework on electronic evidence : complex and in need of reform / Jeanne Pia Mifsud Bonnici, Melania Tudorica, and Joseph A. Cannataci -- Digital forensic tools catalogue, a reference point for the forensic community / Mattia Epifani and Fabrizio Turchi -- Privacy protection in exchanging electronic evidence in Europe / Nikolaus ForgoĢ, Christian Hawellek, Friederike Knoke, and Jonathan Stoklas -- Some societal factors impacting on the potentialities of electronic evidence / Daniele Mezzana -- Standard for the electronic evidence exchange / Mattia Epifani and Fabrizio Turchi -- Connecting the dots : a tale of giants and dwarfs, or how to manage, disseminate, network and present your research / Alexandra Tsvetkova -- Systems for electronic evidence handling and exchange / Nikolaos Matskanis, Jean-Christophe Deprez, Fabrice Estievenart, and Christophe Ponsard -- The way forward : a roadmap for the European Union / Maria Angela Biasiotti, Joseph A. Cannataci, Jeanne Pia Mifsud Bonnici, and Melania Tudorica.
Summary:
This volume offers a general overview on the handling and regulating electronic evidence in Europe, presenting a standard for the exchange process. Chapters explore the nature of electronic evidence and readers will learn of the challenges involved in upholding the necessary standards and maintaining the integrity of information. Challenges particularly occur when European Union member states collaborate and evidence is exchanged, as may be the case when solving a cybercrime. One such challenge is that the variety of possible evidences is so wide that potentially anything may become the evidence of a crime. Moreover, the introduction and the extensive use of information and communications technology (ICT) has generated new forms of crimes or new ways of perpetrating them, as well as a new type of evidence. Contributing authors examine the legal framework in place in various EU member states when dealing with electronic evidence, with prominence given to data protection and privacy issues. Readers may learn about the state of the art tools and standards utilized for treating and exchanging evidence, and existing platforms and environments run by different Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) at local and central level. Readers will also discover the operational point of view of LEAs when dealing with electronic evidence, and their requirements and expectations for the future. Finally, readers may consider a proposal for realizing a unique legal framework for governing in a uniform and aligned way the treatment and cross border exchange of electronic evidence in Europe. The use, collection and exchange of electronic evidence in the European Union context and the rules, practises, operational guidelines, standards and tools utilized by LEAs, judges, Public prosecutors and other relevant stakeholders are all covered in this comprehensive work. It will appeal to researchers in both law and computer science, as well as those with an interest in privacy, digital forensics, electronic evidence, legal frameworks and law enforcement.-- Provided by publisher.
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