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Cloud Computing and Data Jurisdiction: A New Challenge for Digital Forensics

Authors:
Giuseppe Vaciago

Keywords: Cloud Computing; Digital Forensics; Remote Forensics; Jurisdiction

Abstract:
Although it has become clear that digital forensics – the practical analysis of digital data following the acquisition of a bit-stream image of a suspect’s hard disk – suffered a setback with the wide adoption of mobile devices and the increasing use of flash memory and encryption systems, it is undoubtedly also the case that it experienced a fundamental change due to the incredible expansion of cloud computing systems. In this article, the aim is to study the jurisdictional problems that cloud computing systems cause and the possible solutions at an EU level that have been adopted by legislators and the courts of the European Union in relation to the gathering of digital evidence that may be concealed in the ‘clouds’. Particular attention must be paid to German and Italian case law experience as Courts in these countries have addressed the problem, providing different solutions to resolve the same problem.

Pages: 7 to 12

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: January 30, 2012

Published in: conference

ISBN: 978-1-61208-182-3

Location: Valencia, Spain

Dates: from January 30, 2012 to February 4, 2012