1.
Impact of Technology
on Clinical Evaluations
Frederick S. Lane
San Diego Psych Law Society
27 March 2014
Cyberstalking, Cyberbullying, Sexting & Sextortion

2.
Background and Expertise
• Attorney and Author of 7
Books
• Impact of Technology on
Law, Society & Privacy
• Computer Forensics
Expert and Consultant
• Numerous Lectures to
School Districts,
Administrators,Teachers,
PTOs & PTAs, and
Students
• 10 yrs on Burlington VT
School Board

3.
Our Electronic Selves

4.
24 Hours of Internet
• On an average day on the Internet (as of 5/13):
• 2.4 billion people went online, including:
• 80% of the people in North America;
• The use of mobile devices to go online
doubled from the previous year;
• 144 billion emails were sent;
• Just under 3.3 billion Google searches were
conducted;
• 500 million people logged into Facebook;
• 175 million tweets were sent;
• 40 million photos were uploaded to
Instagram;
• 4 billion YouTube videos were watched.

5.
The Dark Side
• Harm to Self
• Premature Sexualization
• Obsession / Ratification
• Sexting
• Harm to Others
• Cyberbullying
• Cyberharassment
• Cyberstalking
• Sextortion

6.
The Electronic Self
• We Are What We Surf (At Least in Part)
• Digital Data Offers Powerful Insights
Into State of Mind, Motivation, and
Behavior
• Evidence May Be Direct:
• Emails, Files,Texts, Social Media
Posts & Tweets, Photos,Videos
• Or Inferential:
• Searches, Browsing History, File
Activity, Deletions, etc.

7.
Digital Investigations
• Are Patient’s Devices Available for
Examination?
• Is Patient Willing to Provide Necessary
Log-ins and Passwords for Social
Media?
• Is Law Enforcement Involved?
• Are Other Persons Involved, and Are
They Potential Sources of Information?
• Is Computer Forensics Necessary?

8.
Computer Forensics
• Preservation of Electronic Evidence
• Identification and Retrieval of Deleted
Files
• Organization and Analysis of Valid Files
(Particularly Timeline of Activity and
Metadata)
• Compilation of Internet Activity:
• Web Sites Visited
• Files Downloaded
• Searches Conducted
• Increasingly Time-Consuming and
Expensive

9.
Investigation Obstacles
• Computer Forensics Is a Powerful Tool
But Not Omnipotent
• Inherent Ambiguities
• Data Recovery Can Be Hampered by:
• Physical Destruction;
• Effective Deletion; and
• Operating System Gremlins
• Third-Party Access to Social Media Is
Very Difficult
• Cloud Storage

10.
Contact Information
• E-Mail:
• FSLane3@gmail.com
• Telephone:
• 802-318-4604
• Twitter
• @Cybertraps, @FSL3
• LinkedIn:
• www.linkedin.com/in/fredericklane/
• SlideShare.net
• www.slideshare.net/FSL3
Cybertraps.wordpress.com

11.
Impact of Technology
on Clinical Evaluations
Frederick S. Lane
San Diego Psych Law Society
27 March 2014
Cyberstalking, Cyberbullying, Sexting & Sextortion