Describe whether online investigative principles are still relevant to the Internet as it exists today, and suggest any modifications you believe should be made to address investigations in today's Internet.

Then 2) select one of the principles (1-9) and discuss why it is important for law enforcement to follow that principle in using the Internet as an investigative tool (or why principles that are dated and no longer needs to be followed by law enforcement).

(Note that the principles dealing with undercover operations presume some familiarity with the requirements and techniques of operating "undercover" and implicate other rules, restrictions, and guidelines.

9 Principles -

OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM UNRESTRICTED SOURCES

OBTAINING IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ABOUT USERS OR NETWORKS

REAL-TIME COMMUNICATIONS

ACCESSING RESTRICTED SOURCES

ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS _ GENERALLY

UNDERCOVER COMMUNICATIONS

ONLINE UNDERCOVER FACILITIES

IDENTITY OF A COOPERATING WITNESS, WITH CONSENT

APPROPRIATING ONLINE IDENTITY