https://theconversation.com/theres-no-code-of-ethics-to-govern-digital-forensics-and-we-need-one-45755
By John J Sloan, III
The Conversation
August 10, 2015
Let me begin with a disclaimer: I am neither a digital forensics
practitioner nor do I play one on television.
I am, however, a professor in, and former chair of, an academic department
at a research university that houses a graduate program in computer
(digital) forensics I helped design. In 2011, I cofounded a computer
forensics research center at my university. Finally, for more than 10
years, I have taught undergraduate and graduate courses on professional
ethics for criminal justice and digital forensics students.
These experiences helped me to identify a glaring issue in the field of
digital forensics: a lack of professional and ethical standards governing
practitioners. And as digital forensics gains prominence in the legal
landscape, the lack of agreed-upon standards is a big problem.
What is digital forensics?
Digital or computer forensics involves the identification, recovery,
analysis and presentation in court of relevant information taken from
electronic devices such as computers and cellphones.
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