Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/31

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: RE: [Leica] Photo scandal at National Geographic!!!
From: David Prakel <david@photopartners.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 09:56:32 +0100

On 31/8/03 1:45 am, "Adam Bridge" <owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
wrote:

> I would assume that there must be SOME way to demonstrate that the file
> downloaded for the camera hasn't been tampered with - but in the digital
> domain
> this is a tricky question.
> 
> I'm assuming that all crime scene photos these days are still shot on film of
> some sort with chain-of-custody processing etc but I don't know that.
> 
> Curiously some of the best chain-of-custody protocols I've dealt with have
> been
> with environmental samples which have rigourous protocols and chain of custody
> requirements - almost as strict as high-level nuclear materials.

The UK Home office guidelines for the use of digital images in evidence use
a similar chain-of-custody idea but for the digital media. Scene of Crime
investigators must not erase any image from the camera and then have to hand
over the digital media to an officer who burns two CDs retaining one as a
master.

- -- 
Regards
David

- --
To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html

Replies: Reply from tripspud <tripspud@transbay.net> (Re: [Leica] Photo scandal at National Geographic!!!)