1. Cloud computing and its implications for cybercrime investigations in Australia.
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Hooper, Christopher, Martini, Ben, and Choo, Kim-Kwang Raymond
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CLOUD computing , *COMPUTER crimes , *CRIMINAL investigation , *LAW enforcement agencies , *CRIMINAL law , *JURISDICTION , *POLICE - Abstract
The advent of cloud computing has led to a dispersal of user data across international borders. More than ever before, law enforcement investigations into cybercrime and online criminal activity require cooperation between agencies from multiple countries. This paper examines recent changes to the law in Australia in relation to the power of law enforce-ment agencies to effectively investigate cybercrime insofar as individuals and organisa-tions make use of cloud infrastructure in connection with criminal activity. It concludes that effective law enforcement operations in this area require harmonious laws across jurisdictions and streamlines procedures for granting assistance between law enforcement agencies. In conjunction with these mechanical developments, this paper posits that law enforcement officers require a systematised understanding of cloud infrastructure and its operation in order to effectively make use of their powers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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