Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Elsevier Advanced Technology
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
School
School of Computer and Security Science / Security Research Centre (secAU)
RAS ID
10294
Abstract
The issue of what we consider to be the identity of a person has become increasingly complex as we have made ever greater use of the facilities and services that have been made available by developing technologies and the Internet. In the past people normally had one identity, while in the current environment it is acceptable to maintain separate ‘identities’ for different aspects of our on-line interactions. Proving beyond a reasonable doubt that an individual that is suspected of a crime that is based on the technologies that we increasingly rely on was the actual perpetrator has always been problematic. It is relatively easy to determine the device that was used, but proving that the suspect was the person that used it has always been more difficult. This paper looks at a range of issues that have affected what we consider to be reasonable proof of identity and a number of the problems that this causes in identifying the perpetrator of a crime.
DOI
10.1016/j.istr.2010.10.008
Access Rights
free_to_read
Comments
This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of: Jones, A. , & Martin, T. (2010). Digital forensics and the issues of identity. Information Security Technical Report, 15(2), 67-71. Available here