Metadata describes the data behind the data. It can be hugely beneficial to legal professionals to paint a digital timeline of events.
When proving the credibility of digital evidence, metadata can be crucial. Knowing what it is and its uses in court can be the difference between winning or losing a case.
- How reliable is metadata?
- Can metadata be wrong?
- Can metadata be used as evidence?
- What can metadata be used for? How metadata is used in digital forensics and in court
How reliable is metadata?
In litigation, metadata is evidence that describes the characteristics, origins, usage and validity of electronic evidence. Metadata attaches to electronically stored information (ESI), making it useful for legal professionals to figure out the who, what, when and where of files.
Critical information revealed by metadata can consist of author identity, file date creation and previous access to the file. You can use this digital footprint to see who’s been responsible for the creation or modification of ESI. Therefore, metadata can be relied upon to prove the credibility of evidence, strengthening your case in the process.
Ungated section title
Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt.
Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt.
