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The Unreliability of Facebook. Team 2: Christopher Beegle Jennifer Johnson Kevin Salvo Michael Sell. Why Facebook is Unreliable. Potentially Inaccurate Fake profiles False information Anonymous To a visitor, information is untraceable Account != Identity Digital Photographs edited?.
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The Unreliability of Facebook Team 2: Christopher Beegle Jennifer Johnson Kevin Salvo Michael Sell
Why Facebook is Unreliable • Potentially Inaccurate • Fake profiles • False information • Anonymous • To a visitor, information is untraceable • Account != Identity • Digital • Photographs edited?
Digital Photographic Evidence • Fed. R. Ev. 901(b) provides examples for authentication of evidence, it does not specific digital images. Proponents of digital photographs in the courtroom should consider the best evidence rule. With respect to digital photographs, the original "best evidence" version of the photo is the disk drive in the camera itself, prior to being downloaded on to a computer. - http://www.securitymanagement.com/library/feature_August2004.pdf • Evidence is not relevant unless its authenticity can be demonstrated. Legal Encyclopedia http://www.answers.com/topic/evidence • An expert witness must be able to determine that the photo is original.