GLOSSARY
Artifacts
Human made objects.
CameraV
An application for smartphones that enables creators of digital
photographs or videos to embed and encrypt information about the
creation of that photograph or video.
Chain of custody
Describes accurately and in detail the whereabouts of any piece of
information, whether it be documentary, forensic or testimonial,
from the moment someone receives it to the moment they hand it
over to an investigating authority or a court uses it; all people who
handled the document; and the purpose for which they handled the
document.
Close-up
photography
Cloud computing
Photographs taken at close range of items or details of interest.
Confidentiality
Unofficial investigators have a duty to maintain confidentiality of
information and to disclose information only with the informed
consent of the person who provided the information. The
clarification of confidentiality and its limits are of paramount
importance. The information provider should be clearly informed
of any limits on the confidentiality of the evaluation and of any
legal obligations for disclosure of the information gathered by
means of the interview and any external physical assessment at the
outset.
Detail
The object of a close-up photograph.
‘Do no harm’
Means preventing and minimizing any unintended negative effects
of activities that can increase people’s vulnerability to physical and
psychosocial risks.
Edged weapons
Examples include knives, glass, screwdrivers, spear like items etc.
EyeWitness
An application for smartphones that allows users to safely and
securely add metadata to the imagery created.
Establishing
photography
Record the entire crime scene exactly as the person first arriving
encountered it.
The online storage and synchronization of files where data is hosted
on a remote server.
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