Computer Forensic Science?
If a copy of a video was discovered on a computer, how could an investigator tell if the suspect knew the video was there in the first place? Also, what are some ways the owner can deny knowledge of the video?
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A lot depends if passwords are on all accounts. If they are, the owner of the file can reasonably assumed to have knowledge of the file, since a password had to be entered to create it.
If there are no passwords on the accounts, then it is down to who had access to the computer. Someone could have snuck in and downloaded the video. Was the room locked? Who had keys?
Denial is always possible. Plausible denial is quite something else.
Im sure there is some way to look on the haed drive to see when it was put on there or see if it was ever opened. He can deny it or atleast try to if he isnt the only one that uses it. Forensic Science is the best career out there… Im going to school for it.
what did you do?!
You’d have to prove that the computer was in anyone’s custody who could have put the file there. otherwise, a regular continuous chain of ownership (or use) sorta speaks for itself in a court.