Open AccessAn approach to the judicial evaluation of evidence from computers and computer systems
Author(s) -
Michael Jackson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
digital evidence and electronic signature law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2054-8508
pISSN - 1756-4611
DOI - 10.14296/deeslr.v18i0.5289
Subject(s) - path (computing) , database transaction , computer science , context (archaeology) , transaction processing system , transaction processing , value (mathematics) , empirical evidence , theoretical computer science , database , programming language , machine learning , epistemology , paleontology , philosophy , biology
The evaluation of evidence derived from a complex computer system is difficult: past experience of reliable operation in general is an uncertain guide to the value of specific evidence in a particular case. By setting the evidence in question in the context of the complete transaction to which it pertains, and tracking the system’s processing path for the transaction, better guidance may be obtained. Difficulty in elucidating the processing path may itself cast doubt on the evidence in question.
Index words: complexity, computer, evidence, path, transaction