The Economics of Digital Forensics.
Tyler Moore · 2006
The collection of electronic data as evidence of crime is an important responsibility given to law enforcement. The technical constraints of this task are arguably far less significant than usability and economic ones, since police officers are non-specialists and police departments face significant budgetary limitations. In this position paper, we consider the economics of digital evidence recovery. We argue that the incentives of technology companies, law enforcement agencies and society do not always align, and furthermore that by studying these incentives in different applications we can better understand the efficiency and extent to which digital evidence is gathered. 1