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Legal and Ethical Challenges in Digital Forensics Investigations

Legal and Ethical Challenges in Digital Forensics Investigations
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Author(s): Ngozi Tracy Aleke (Illinois Institute of Technology, USA)and Mohamed Trigui (Illinois Institute of Technology, USA)
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 30
Source title: Digital Forensics in the Age of AI
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Marwan Omar (Illinois Institute of Technology, USA)and Hewa Majeed Zangana (Duhok Polytechnic University, Iraq)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-0857-9.ch006

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Abstract

Digital forensics has become an essential part of modern investigative work. The main goal of this field is to analyze electronic evidence while ensuring its integrity and reliability. Digital forensics is used in a variety of cases, from identity theft to homicide and corporate disputes, often through electronic discovery, or eDiscovery. However, digital forensics faces many legal and ethical challenges. This chapter aims to answer questions about evidence admissibility, jurisdiction conflicts, privacy concerns, and compliance with search and seizure laws that create legal difficulties. Ethical concerns, such as protecting the integrity of evidence, respecting privacy, and avoiding digital bias, will be addressed. As reliance on data-driven algorithms grows, transparency and ethical oversight are needed to prevent unfair outcomes. Balancing the goals of law enforcement with the protection of basic human rights is critical to maintaining fairness, credibility, and trust in digital forensic investigations in today's rapidly advancing technological world.

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