You Can Be Prosecuted for Clearing Your Browser History
http://m.thenation.com/article/208593-you-can-be-prosecuted-clearing-your-browser-history
Prosecutors are able to apply the law broadly because they do not
have to show that the person deleting evidence knew there was an
investigation underway. In other words, a person could
theoretically be charged under Sarbanes-Oxley for deleting her
dealer's number from her phone even if she were unaware that the
feds were getting a search warrant to find her marijuana. The
application of the law to digital data has been particularly
far-reaching because this type of information is so easy to
delete. Deleting digital data can inadvertently occur in normal
computer use, and often does.
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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Founder:
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