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When oversharing online can get you arrested

For this assignment, you will conduct Internet research and create an opinion based on how best to collect evidence from a case involving social media. Please discuss how you would maintain the chain of custody for these types of cases. You will need to consider the following:

What physical and electronic evidence can you as the investigator obtain?

How would you safeguard that evidence?

How would you create a chain of custody for this evidence?

What are the limitations when protecting evidence only found online or in the cloud?

Before writing this section, complete the following: