E-waste forensics: An overview

E-waste or electronic waste is simply the discarded or not in use electronic or electrical gadgets or their parts. Increased use of electronics in the modern era has led to a huge increase in e-waste produced by each passing hour of the day. The growing e-waste is not out of the list in providing op...

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Autores principales: Neeti Kapoor, Pradnya Sulke, Ashish Badiye
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:982db63c4f564a82aef769e07622182a2021-11-12T04:49:16ZE-waste forensics: An overview2666-937410.1016/j.fsiae.2021.100034https://doaj.org/article/982db63c4f564a82aef769e07622182a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666937421000330https://doaj.org/toc/2666-9374E-waste or electronic waste is simply the discarded or not in use electronic or electrical gadgets or their parts. Increased use of electronics in the modern era has led to a huge increase in e-waste produced by each passing hour of the day. The growing e-waste is not out of the list in providing opportunities for criminals to carry out their illegal activities that has surged worldwide. Crimes related to e-waste includes a range of illegal trades in e-waste, environmental crimes and cyber-crimes. Even after the “deletion” or “formatting” of the storage media, the data is still present and can be retrieved and used for ulterior motives by cybercriminals. This article outlines the forensic aspects of e-waste termed as e-waste forensics, including the significant impacts of e-waste, e-waste and crimes and some preventive measures.Neeti KapoorPradnya SulkeAshish BadiyeElsevierarticleE-waste forensicsCyber-crimesData privacyData securityPreventive forensicsEcologyQH540-549.5Veterinary medicineSF600-1100ENForensic Science International: Animals and Environments, Vol 1, Iss , Pp 100034- (2021)
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topic E-waste forensics
Cyber-crimes
Data privacy
Data security
Preventive forensics
Ecology
QH540-549.5
Veterinary medicine
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spellingShingle E-waste forensics
Cyber-crimes
Data privacy
Data security
Preventive forensics
Ecology
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Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
Neeti Kapoor
Pradnya Sulke
Ashish Badiye
E-waste forensics: An overview
description E-waste or electronic waste is simply the discarded or not in use electronic or electrical gadgets or their parts. Increased use of electronics in the modern era has led to a huge increase in e-waste produced by each passing hour of the day. The growing e-waste is not out of the list in providing opportunities for criminals to carry out their illegal activities that has surged worldwide. Crimes related to e-waste includes a range of illegal trades in e-waste, environmental crimes and cyber-crimes. Even after the “deletion” or “formatting” of the storage media, the data is still present and can be retrieved and used for ulterior motives by cybercriminals. This article outlines the forensic aspects of e-waste termed as e-waste forensics, including the significant impacts of e-waste, e-waste and crimes and some preventive measures.
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