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Computer Forensics, Privacy & the Law

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More Statements than Light in Boston City Hall Email Probe

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 23 October 2009

Tagged in: workplace forensics , politics , Massachusetts , hard drive , e-mail(s) , data loss

The multi-faceted investigation into whether Boston mayoral aide Michael J. Kineavy in appropriately deleted emails in violation of the Massachusetts public records law is generating a small forest of statements from the principal players, but little additional information.

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StoneTurn Group Hired to Scour Boston City Hall Computers

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 16 September 2009

Tagged in: workplace forensics , public records , politics , Massachusetts , e-mail(s) , computer technicians

Acting swiftly to comply with an order from Secretary of State William F. Galvin, the administration of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has hired StoneTurn Group to search the hard drive of Menino aide Michael J. Kineavy. StoneTurn Group is an multinational firm offering specialized services in complex business litigation, forensic accounting, computer forensics, and employment litigation.

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Boston City Hall Ordered to Hire Computer Forensics Firm

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 15 September 2009

Tagged in: workplace forensics , public records , politics , Massachusetts , e-mail(s)

The administration of Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino has been ordered by Massachusetts Secretary of State William F. Galvin to secure various City Hall computers and hire a computer forensics firm to search for emails deleted by a top Menino aide, Michael J. Kineavy.

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Computers at Newport News Public Schools Searched for Incriminating Emails

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 09 September 2009

Tagged in: workplace forensics , Virginia , public schools , politics , enterprise forensics , e-mail(s) , criminal

Here's a great way to ruin the average public school administrator's day: have a team of federal computer forensics experts descend upon a district's IT department to search for electronic evidence.

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