Agenda

• How to record evidence• Admissibility and authentication of evidence• Risks in collecting evidence• Methods for managing risks• General principles for guiding social media

investigations

Very New Topic

• We will think differently about this topic a year from now

• No investigator knows everything about social networks

• All the networks are changing every day• Many new apps, links, techniques, roadblocks

discovered every day

Many Social Networks

• Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are just a part of the topic

• Many new social networks, like Google Plus, Quora, Instagram, Groupon, Pinterest, Touristlink

• Thousands of blogs and special interest forums

Many Kinds of Investigations

• HR• Civil lawsuit (IP, divorce, personal injury)• Criminal investigation• Tax audit• Regulatory investigation• School investigation

Disclaimer

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