1. Getting Started
a)
MySpace – the premier online social
networking site.
b)
Who can be an online investigator?
2. Using MySpace for Investigative
Purposes
a)
Detect evidence of past/present
crimes.
b)
Identify at-risk youth; monitor social
behavior.
c)
Conduct counter intelligence.
d)
Monitor gang and hate group
recruiting.
e)
Monitor your own children’s activity.
f)
Proactively police pedophiles.
3. Why are Youth Drawn to MySpace?
a)
A false perception of anonymity
b)
Chance to portray an image
c)
Little to no supervision
4. Dangers
a)
On-line predators
b)
False sites: pornography/identity
theft
c)
Gang and hate group recruitment
5. Establish an Open or Closed Site
a)
Open site considerations
i.
tool to attract information;
identifies who you are.
ii.
Mandatory reporter considerations
iii.
Department/school permission
iv.
Proper security features/documentation
b)
Closed site considerations
i.
Undercover site; may violate MySpace’s
TOS.
ii.
Requires supervisor’s cooperation; two
sets of eyes;
one person to run the site/one to
monitor.
6. Investigations
a)
Tracking conversations
b)
Saving/printing comments and pictures
c)
How active is site?
d)
Link to commercial site; pornography,
web cams.
e)
Multiple pages – one user may have
multiple pages.
7. Seizing Information
a)
4th Amendment protects MySpace
privacy.
b)
Electronic Communications Privacy Act
governs
ability to disclose information.
Requires government
process to release information, to
include subpoenas,
court orders, search warrants.
8. Time Guidelines for Obtaining
Information
a)
Time guidelines for retrieving: basic
user identity
information, stored files, general info;
IP address logs;
private user communications; private
sent messages;
private messages in trash; deleted
accounts.
9. How Long Will MySpace Preserve
Records?
10. How to Build a Closed Site
11. Gang Recruitment
12. Emergency Disclosures
a)
What information can MySpace disclose
to a
fed/state/local government entity?
b)
When is emergency disclosure
warranted?
14. Introducing MySpace Evidence
a)
Admissions; what may be used in court
to show guilt.
b)
Foundation; who found the evidence,
what training
did they have, who saved/printed page
(chain of custody).
15. MySpace Resources
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