CSL CSL Digital Evidence & Forensics Law 3

Question 1

Which U.S. Supreme Court case established that warrantless cell-site location information (CSLI) collection violates the Fourth Amendment?

Accepted Answer

Carpenter v. United States

Answer

Riley v. California

Answer

United States v. Jones

Answer

Kyllo v. United States

Question 2

What forensic concept describes creating an exact bit-for-bit copy of a storage device to preserve original evidence?

Accepted Answer

Disk imaging

Answer

File carving

Answer

Hash verification

Answer

Write blocking

Question 3

Which hashing algorithm is most commonly used to verify the integrity of forensic disk images in legal proceedings?

Accepted Answer

SHA-256

Answer

MD5

Answer

SHA-1

Answer

CRC-32

Question 4

Under what legal authority can U.S. law enforcement compel a suspect to provide biometric authentication (e.g., fingerprint) to unlock a device?

Accepted Answer

Biometrics are non-testimonial and not Fifth Amendment protected

Answer

Fifth Amendment protects biometrics just like passwords

Answer

A court order under 18 U.S.C. § 2703

Answer

Only with the suspect's written consent

Question 5

What is the legal doctrine that allows courts to admit evidence found during a search that goes beyond the original warrant if the discovery was inadvertent?

Accepted Answer

Plain view doctrine

Answer

Good faith exception

Answer

Inevitable discovery rule

Answer

Independent source doctrine

Question 6

Which federal agency maintains the National Software Reference Library (NSRL) used to filter known files during digital forensic investigations?

Accepted Answer

NIST

Answer

FBI

Answer

CISA

Answer

NSA