El descubrimiento
electrónico, o e-discovery, se refiere a todo proceso por
el cual se buscan, ubican, aseguran y revisan datos electrónicos con el objeto
de utilizarlos como evidencia en un caso legal civil o penal. El e-discovery se
puede realizar fuera de línea, en un ordenador particular o dentro de la red La
piratería por orden judicial o sancionada por el gobierno con el objeto de
obtener evidencia crucial es también un modo de e-discovery.
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process that includes the identification, preservation, collection,
processing, review, analysis, and production of Electronically Stored
Information
Note 1: Although electronic discovery is often considered a legal
process, its use is not limited to the legal domain. [ISO-27050:2015]
Electronic discovery (also
called e-discovery or ediscovery) refers to any process in which electronic
data is sought, located, secured, and searched with the intent of using it as
evidence in a civil or criminal legal case. E-discovery can be carried out
offline on a particular computer or it can be done in a network. Court-ordered
or government sanctioned hacking for the purpose of obtaining critical evidence
is also a type of e-discovery.
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