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Welcome to ComputerForensicsDigest.com
Welcome to CFD.com
A Legal Resource for Attorneys, Law Enforcement, and the Public
Computer forensics is a process for identifying and recovering potentially relevant evidence from electronic devices (hard drives, flash drives, smartphones, etc.), including data that may have been accidentally or intentionally deleted. It is rapidly becoming a multi-billion dollar industry, and is an increasingly important consideration in nearly every type of litigation, including:
- Criminal law;
- Domestic relations;
- Corporate litigation;
- Labor law; and
- Intellectual property.
I have provided computer forensic services and expert consultation to attorneys, organizations, and government agencies for the past decade, in a wide variety of cases: domestic disputes, stalking, embezzlement, municipal zoning, obscenity, child pornography, and murder.
In addition to my forensic services, I am also available to lecture on the law of computer forensics, the impact of emerging technologies, and the privacy implications of computer forensics and electronic discovery. Please contact me if you would like additional information about my services.
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Recent Computer-Related Lectures and Seminars
- "Limewire Made Me Do It -- and Other Digital Follies," Office of the Federal Public Defender, Washington, D.C., May 5, 2010. Presentation to federal public defenders on peer-to-peer software technology, Internet caches, and other computer-related topics in obscenity and child pornography cases.
- Censorship, University of Vermont, April 20, 2010. Visiting lecture on the right to privacy in American society.
- "Can You See Me Now? The Growing Problem of Sexting in the Public Schools," National School Board Association Annual Conference, McCormick Place-West Convention Center, Chicago, IL, April 11, 2010. Lecture on the rapidly-growing phenomenon of sexting among middle and high school students around the country.
- "Social Media: The Undiscovered Country," Vermont Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting, Burlington, VT, March 19, 2010. Participated in panel discussion of various aspects of social media for attorneys, including First Amendment and computer forensics issues.
- "Living in a Wired World: Can Personal Privacy Survive in the 21st Century?", Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Sun Valley, ID, March 10, 2010. Lecture and booksigning for American Privacy: The 400-Year-History of Our Most Contested Right.
- "Living in a Wired World: Can Privacy Survive in the 21st Century?", University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, November 18, 2009. Lecture on the impact of technology on student privacy and book-signing for American Privacy: The Four-Hundred-Year History of Our Most Contested Right.
- "A Knock at the Door: Three Centuries of Governmental Search and Seizure," Bostonian Society, Old State House Museum, Boston, MA, November 4, 2009. Moderated and participate in a panel discussion on writs of assistance and book-signing for American Privacy: The Four-Hundred-Year History of Our Most Contested Right.
- Digital Forensics Association, Champlain College, Burlington, VT, October 21, 2009. Guest lecture on American Privacy and trends in student privacy.
- "LimeWire Made Me Do It: And Other Digital Follies," 2009 Federal Criminal Defense Seminar, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, October 9, 2009. Presented hour-long lecture on the technology of peer-to-peer software and related legal issues, including search and seizure, possession, and intent to distribute contraband.
Click here for a complete list of seminars and lectures.
The following are links to recent computer forensic articles pulled from various media sources that I have stored in my research database. Due to copyright considerations, the full text of these articles is not available on this site; click on the links to read the articles on their original site.
- Georgia man gets 20 months on child porn charge, Anonymous Staff, Associated Press, July 28, 2010
- Pentagon workers tied to child porn, Brian Bender, The Boston Globe, July 23, 2010
- No charges issued for Vermont police porn, Matt Ryan, The Burlington Free Press, July 13, 2010
- Online predators sneaking under the radar, Stanley Kelly, Womens PUMA Shoes, June 28, 2010
- The battle against child pornography, Sam Hemingway, The Burlington Free Press, June 27, 2010
- Bestiality, kiddie porn: East Alton man pleads guilty, Anonymous Staff, Belleville News-Democrat, June 26, 2010
- Gigatribe and the 4th Amendment, Susan Brenner, Cyb3rcrim3, June 25, 2010
- Man charged with malware 'sexploitation' plot, Anonymous Staff, Hacking Exposed, June 23, 2010
- Sidney man sentenced on porn charges, Maunette Loeks, Star-Herald (Nebraska), June 22, 2010
- Man found guilty in child porn case, Anonymous Staff, Columbia Daily Tribune, June 17, 2010
- Industry leaders Facebook and MySpace first to use database to block child porn; Cuomo sends letters to other social networking sites and peer-to-peer sites urging implementation, Joel Irving, New York Paralegal Blog, June 17, 2010
- Torrent Trustyfiles, Marc Freedman, Trust Issue | Info, June 17, 2010
- Putting a Private Detective in Your Laptop, Eric A. Taub, The New York Times, June 16, 2010
- Are Child Predators Waiting, Watching, and Engaging on your Child’s Social Networking Sites?, Anonymous Staff, Legal News, June 15, 2010
- Child porn charges net house arrest for Chambersburg man, Vicky Taylor, Public Opinion, June 14, 2010
Recent Federal Computer Forensic Decisions
- United States v. Fumo, Criminal Action No. 06-319 (E.D. Pennsylvania, June 17, 2009
- United States v. Sarras, No. 08-11757 (11th Circuit, June 16, 2009)
- Blake v. Knieper, Case No. 03-74097 (E.D. Michigan, June 16, 2009)
- United States v. Lacey, No. 08-2515 (7th Circuit, June 12, 2009)
- United States v. Wadford, No. 08-4423 (4th Circuit, June 10, 2009)
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum, C.A. No. 1:08-MC-104S (D. Rhode Island, June 10, 2009)
- United States v. Stephens, No. 07-20899 (5th Circuit, June 10, 2009)
- United States v. Strayer, 8:08CR482 (D. Nebraska, June 9, 2009)
- United States v. Williams, 08-CR-6218 CJS (W.D. New York, June 9, 2009)
- Trading Partners Collaboration, LLC v. Kantor, Civil Action No. 09-0823 (JAG) (D. New Jersey, June 8, 2009)
Recent State Computer Forensic Decisions
- State v. Romero, Nos. 60323-0-I Linked w/60308-6-I (Washington, Court of Appeals Div. 1, March 9, 2009)
- State v. Hurst, No. 2008-CA-0104 (Ohio, Court of Appeals 5th Dist., March 6, 2009)
- State v. Dudas, Nos. 2008-L-109 and 2008-L-110 (Ohio, Court of Appeals 11th Dist., March 6, 2009)
- State v. Dudas, Nos. 2008-L-078 and 2008-L-079 (Ohio, Court of Appeals 11th Dist., March 6, 2009)
- State v. Lacey, DA 07-0648 (Montana, March 3, 2009)
- State v. Martinez, No. 2008AP1626-CR (Wisconsin, Court of Appeals Dist. III, March 3, 2009)
- Velu v. State, No. 10-07-00327-CR (Texas, Court of Appeals 10th Dist., February 25, 2009)
- State v. Kamaka, No. WD69664 (Missouri, Court of Appeals West. Dist., February 24, 2009)
- Ex parte Morris, No. 11-08-00162-CR (Texas, Court of Appeals 11th Dist., February 19, 2009)
- State v. Holman, No. 36726-2-II (Washington, Court of Appeals Div. 2, February 18, 2009)
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