Abstract
Background: Privacy is a human right, but what
happens when a person’s privacy rights encounter
legitimate police investigations? Is it even possible to
carry out these investigations in a privacy-respecting
way? If the person being investigated makes use of
privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs), how does this
impact digital forensics investigations?
Aim: The aim of our study was to identify how
privacy rights and the use of PETs influence police
digital forensics practices.
Methods: We carried out a study with 10 digital
forensics investigators from UK police forces to explore
how considerations of privacy and citizens’ PET use
inform or affect digital forensics investigations.
Results: We identified specific uses of
privacy-related principles that ought to apply in
digital forensics investigation, and hindraces to digital
forensics investigations from citizens’ use of PETs.
Conclusions: We concluded with potential
implications for practice and ideas for future research to
reconcile the law enforcement activities with individual
citizens’ inalienable privacy rights.
happens when a person’s privacy rights encounter
legitimate police investigations? Is it even possible to
carry out these investigations in a privacy-respecting
way? If the person being investigated makes use of
privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs), how does this
impact digital forensics investigations?
Aim: The aim of our study was to identify how
privacy rights and the use of PETs influence police
digital forensics practices.
Methods: We carried out a study with 10 digital
forensics investigators from UK police forces to explore
how considerations of privacy and citizens’ PET use
inform or affect digital forensics investigations.
Results: We identified specific uses of
privacy-related principles that ought to apply in
digital forensics investigation, and hindraces to digital
forensics investigations from citizens’ use of PETs.
Conclusions: We concluded with potential
implications for practice and ideas for future research to
reconcile the law enforcement activities with individual
citizens’ inalienable privacy rights.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 57th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences |
| Editors | Tung X. Bui |
| Publisher | HICSS |
| Pages | 1901-1910 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780998133171 |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Jan 2024 |
| Event | Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) - USA, Hawaii Duration: 3 Jan 2024 → 6 Jan 2024 http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=174215 |
Conference
| Conference | Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) |
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| City | Hawaii |
| Period | 3/01/24 → 6/01/24 |
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