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Collecting Data from Mobile Devices and Their Applications

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Updated: Oct 26, 2023

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Sophie Beattie

Senior Director

About Author

Sophie is a Senior Director at Consilio, a global leader in Legal Consulting & Legal Services. Sophie runs the digital forensic and expert witness teams across Europe and APAC and has been working in the digital forensic industry for more than a decade. She holds a degree in computer forensics and is an EnCE certified computer forensic examiner, who is also a certified counter fraud specialist. She has worked on a variety of high-profile criminal and civil cases and has assisted in over 400 criminal and civil cases in the United Kingdom covering cases involving harassment, murder, child pornography, and fraud. She has been independently responsible for the collection, preservation, and analysis of digital evidence retrieved from electronic media, as well and producing technical reports on the findings for law enforcement, corporates, lawyers, and independent parties.

Sophie works with Consilio’s clients from the outset of any given matter, to assist with data mapping and scoping. Sophie provides advice on the most efficient and cost-effective preservation/collection methods and offers her services as an expert witness.

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Summary

Due to the popularity and volume of mobile devices being used throughout the world, they have become common sources of digital evidence in litigation proceedings. Data related to mobile devices can be stored on the device, within a backup stored on a computer, or in a cloud repository. The best source of collection will depend on the specific scope of your matter. It is important to understand the different types of data that can be extracted from mobile devices, mobile device backups, and the cloud.

In this Practice Guide

  • Mobile device collection methods
  • Mobile device applications
  • Questions for mobile device custodians

Key Insights

  • Stock and third-party application differences
  • Application data collection limitations
  • Security and encryption challenges

Summary

Due to the popularity and volume of mobile devices being used throughout the world, they have become common sources of digital evidence in litigation proceedings. Data related to mobile devices can be stored on the device, within a backup stored on a computer, or in a cloud repository. The best source of collection will depend on the specific scope of your matter. It is important to understand the different types of data that can be extracted from mobile devices, mobile device backups, and the cloud.

In this Practice Guide

  • Mobile device collection methods
  • Mobile device applications
  • Questions for mobile device custodians

Key Insights

  • Stock and third-party application differences
  • Application data collection limitations
  • Security and encryption challenges

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