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Venks we must remember that crowdsourced evidence, is only part of the process that solves a crime. Yeah, you are probably right, thinbluedba. This is only a part of the solution. But, I was trying...
thinbluedba That's an very interesting scenario! To counter that tactic, we can use generally agreed upon markers for that specific scene, probably video and images gathered from reliable sources, and compare...
thinbluedba The mob mentality and vigilantes definitely occurred with the Vancouver riots as well. Two studies were conducted that actually concluded that sort of behaviour actually is a detriment to investigations....
Nicole Ferraro Re: "I'm not sure if even having a system for the public will help, as we are naturally social animals are like to share and talk and the anonymity of the internet results in a lack of accountability...
richheap Thanks Susan. I knew this had happened in the Boston bombing, but didn't know that other part of the story. I don't want to speculate whether the accusations had an impact but it does show that we...
Susan Leach "My worry is that when the info also spreads quickly around the internet, it brings out every bedroom super-sleuth wannabe who start using 'evidence' to make false accusations against innocent people." This...
richheap I'm sceptical about crowdsourced evidence. I don't mind if relevant photos or videos go to the police, even though it's an awful lot of information for them to trawl through. But it is a problem...
Venks Thanks for the blog, Jason. Its a real eye-opener seeking help fromthe general public incase of mishaps. Its heartening to see that the public is over helpful to the law enforcement authorities in...
thinbluedba Hi Nicole, You definitely raise an important point. Even just by looking at traditional journalism with TV news, there have been cases where the criminals are watching the news as the event...
Nicole Ferraro Yes! I believe that's exactly what happened after the Vancouver riots, actually, if I'm remembering correctly. Facebook pages and sites were launched where people could upload photos of the individuals...
Mujuku You make a very good point, Nicole. Another aspect of this is the way this evidence made public can fuel a media frenzy and witch hunts. We don't want vigilantes - the kind of system Jason suggests...
Mujuku The analogy with business transaction data is a helpful one, Jason. We're clearly at an early stage with all sorts of possibilities for technologies as well as procedures and regulations. The...
thinbluedba Hi Mujuku, I think the strain that we are experiencing is the growing pains of the exponential growth of the technology that captures high quality media. It wasn't too long ago when we weren't...
Nicole Ferraro Hi Jason. This is a great and important topic. Thanks so much for starting this conversation here. You have certainly made the case for the need for a system where people can upload their digital...
Mujuku Thanks for this thought-provoking blog Jason. Thinking about what you and Toby mention, I wonder whether the surge in the quantity of digital evidence is more of a curse than a blessing because of...
thinbluedba Hi James, I'm not fully familiar with the laws in the US, but in Canada, the Evidence Act specifically states: "Any person seeking to admit an electronic document as evidence has the burden of proving...
thinbluedba Hi Toby, it's great to hear from the UK, as our riots have many things in common. As you mentioned, even though it's been 2 years since the riots in Vancouver, just like your friend, we still...
James@SanDiego Great Post Jason, Hi Nicole & Mary & Toby, an interesting point made regarding the overzealousness of the public to help law enforcement is the proper chain of custody. Digital images and...
James@SanDiego Great Post Jason, Hi Nicole & Mary & Toby, an interesting point made regarding the overzealousness of the public to help law enforcement is the proper chain of custody. Digital images and...
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The Boston Marathon bombings and request by officials for digital evidence from the public reminded me of a problem with law enforcement's ability to handle such requests.
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5/13/2013
The terms "analytics" and "big-data" are ubiquitous these days; and like many other buzzwords, they seem to switch meanings, depending on who's using them.
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Venks we must remember that crowdsourced evidence, is only part of the process that solves a crime. Yeah, you are probably right, thinbluedba. This is only a part of the solution. But, I was trying...
thinbluedba That's an very interesting scenario! To counter that tactic, we can use generally agreed upon markers for that specific scene, probably video and images gathered from reliable sources, and compare...
thinbluedba The mob mentality and vigilantes definitely occurred with the Vancouver riots as well. Two studies were conducted that actually concluded that sort of behaviour actually is a detriment to investigations....
Nicole Ferraro Re: "I'm not sure if even having a system for the public will help, as we are naturally social animals are like to share and talk and the anonymity of the internet results in a lack of accountability...
richheap Thanks Susan. I knew this had happened in the Boston bombing, but didn't know that other part of the story. I don't want to speculate whether the accusations had an impact but it does show that we...
Susan Leach "My worry is that when the info also spreads quickly around the internet, it brings out every bedroom super-sleuth wannabe who start using 'evidence' to make false accusations against innocent people." This...
richheap I'm sceptical about crowdsourced evidence. I don't mind if relevant photos or videos go to the police, even though it's an awful lot of information for them to trawl through. But it is a problem...
Venks Thanks for the blog, Jason. Its a real eye-opener seeking help fromthe general public incase of mishaps. Its heartening to see that the public is over helpful to the law enforcement authorities in...
thinbluedba Hi Nicole, You definitely raise an important point. Even just by looking at traditional journalism with TV news, there have been cases where the criminals are watching the news as the event...
Nicole Ferraro Yes! I believe that's exactly what happened after the Vancouver riots, actually, if I'm remembering correctly. Facebook pages and sites were launched where people could upload photos of the individuals...
Mujuku You make a very good point, Nicole. Another aspect of this is the way this evidence made public can fuel a media frenzy and witch hunts. We don't want vigilantes - the kind of system Jason suggests...
Mujuku The analogy with business transaction data is a helpful one, Jason. We're clearly at an early stage with all sorts of possibilities for technologies as well as procedures and regulations. The...
thinbluedba Hi Mujuku, I think the strain that we are experiencing is the growing pains of the exponential growth of the technology that captures high quality media. It wasn't too long ago when we weren't...
Nicole Ferraro Hi Jason. This is a great and important topic. Thanks so much for starting this conversation here. You have certainly made the case for the need for a system where people can upload their digital...
Mujuku Thanks for this thought-provoking blog Jason. Thinking about what you and Toby mention, I wonder whether the surge in the quantity of digital evidence is more of a curse than a blessing because of...
thinbluedba Hi James, I'm not fully familiar with the laws in the US, but in Canada, the Evidence Act specifically states: "Any person seeking to admit an electronic document as evidence has the burden of proving...
thinbluedba Hi Toby, it's great to hear from the UK, as our riots have many things in common. As you mentioned, even though it's been 2 years since the riots in Vancouver, just like your friend, we still...
James@SanDiego Great Post Jason, Hi Nicole & Mary & Toby, an interesting point made regarding the overzealousness of the public to help law enforcement is the proper chain of custody. Digital images and...
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