Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure of Digital Data

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Presented at TechnoSecurity&DigitalForensics 2019 by

Judge Mcginnis

This session will discuss the fundamental framework of the 4th Amendment and provide information regarding the legal framework of searching and/or seizing digital data. There will be a focus on what constitutes a "search" of digital data, what constitutes a "seizure" of digital data, when there is a reasonable expectation of privacy in digital data, when a warrant is required, the exceptions to the search warrant requirement and their applicability to digital data, the drafting and execution of search warrants for digital data, and the current hot topics in this area.