Digital Forensics Explained

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psYchologIcal, ethIcal,

anD cultural IMplIcatIons

oF DIgItal ForensIcs

Introduction

Of all the books that I have read dealing with digital forensics, coverage of psycho-

logy, ethics, and culture seems to be completely overlooked. As I work on the cases, it

becomes clear to me that these areas are the central aspects of digital forensic inves-

tigations. What I want to cover in this chapter would be not only the psychological

aspects of the person(s) being investigated but also the psychological aspects of the

investigator. An investigator faces many ethical questions, many of which present

themselves later on in the examination. Finally, many cultural issues include fairly

basic things such as language and idiomatic expressions, and they ...