Please mind the gap: A taxonomy for addressing the issue of linking person, account and device

IF 2 4区医学 Q2 MEDICINE, LEGAL

Science & Justice Pub Date : 2025-08-23 DOI:10.1016/j.scijus.2025.101314

Hannes Spichiger

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Abstract

Courts throughout several jurisdictions have dismissed cases on the basis that the link between a device or account and the accused person had not sufficiently been established. This core challenge of digital forensic science is named here the “Person-Device Gap” or the “Person-Account Gap” respectively. The gap illustrates the challenge of linking a person to a specific account or device, either in general or at the moment of interest. This article aims to explain this problem through modelling relevant identities and explains traces that have the potential to bridge the gap.

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请注意差距：用于解决连接人、帐户和设备问题的分类法

几个司法管辖区的法院都驳回了案件，理由是装置或帐户与被告之间的联系没有充分确立。这个数字法医科学的核心挑战在这里分别被称为“人-设备差距”或“人-账户差距”。这一差距说明了将一个人与特定账户或设备联系起来的挑战，无论是一般的还是在感兴趣的时刻。本文旨在通过建模相关身份来解释这个问题，并解释有可能弥合差距的痕迹。

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Science & Justice 医学-病理学

CiteScore

4.20

自引率

15.80%

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审稿时长

81 days

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