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5 Tech Tidbits Lawyers Should Know When Collecting Web Content

Last Updated March 2024

In an era dominated by the internet, it’s surprising that the legal industry is only starting to account for the realities of our increasingly-digital age. While the nuances of modern technology can be difficult to master, having a fundamental understanding of it will help ensure legal professionals meet their ethical duty to provide competent representation to clients and to have more insightful conversations with technology experts.

7 Social Media Platforms Where You're Missing Evidence

Last Updated March 2024

Social media platforms go in and out of style very quickly. When technology is moving that fast, it’s easy to forget about the one really popular platform everyone had to be on last year, but now seems no one is using. However, chances are, a large number of people are still using those platforms and posting content that may be relevant in case research or as evidence.

5 Benefits of Using a Specialized Browser to Capture Web Content

Last Updated March 2024

By Page Vault Staff and Alex Schwiebert

What You Can Learn from IL v. Lorenzo Kent

Last Updated March 2024

Here at Page Vault, we talk a lot about the importance of web content authentication. Recently, we came across the IL v. Lorenzo Kent, 2017 IL App (2d) 140917, No. 2-14-0917 (Lorenzo Kent) opinion which reversed a first-degree murder conviction, in part because of a piece of web evidence that was not properly authenticated.

Collecting Evidence on Cloned Facebook Personal Profiles

Last Updated March 2024

While users worldwide are recovering from a recent Google Docs phishing scam, another widespread, prevalent scam is still affecting Facebook users: personal profile cloning. Facebook is littered with tens of millions of fake profiles and counting, and cloners have recently been using fake Facebook profiles to extort money from and send identity theft links to real users’ families and friends. These activities pose a serious problem for nearly 2 billion active Facebook users.

How to Conduct an Effective Social Media Investigation on Facebook

Last Updated March 2024

Co-Authored by Page Vault Staff and Eric Pesale, Write for Law

With nearly 1.8 billion users worldwide, Facebook has maintained its status as the platform of choice for users looking to share details of their personal lives publicly.  If searched the right way, Facebook can be a treasure trove of discoverable data for litigators and litigation support professionals. Whether for initial research or for court evidence, if you’re wondering how to collect social media data on Facebook, these four tips will help guide your social media investigation research in the right direction.