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If the data is off on another server, it seems unlikely that past cases can be compromised.

There are a whole set of rules about challenging evidence, including electronic evidence. Keep in mind that the other side gets a crack at it also. It is unlikely that the whole case would be thrown out because of a corrupted file. Reasonable doubt is not part of the forensic process--this is what a jury needs to consider to render a verdict.

As pointed out elsewhere, many uses of this tool are extrajudicial.



> If the data is off on another server, it seems unlikely that past cases can be compromised.

That isn't the point being made here. The data could have been compromised at the point of when it was gathered, not any time later.




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