Cloud computing presents other difficulties for the forensic expert. Software like Dropbox, which keeps files synced across devices, enables users to overwrite and change files on one device from another device anywhere else in the world. Angus calls this a ‘massive benefit to the end user but, from an investigative point of view, if somebody has made a change on their computer in their house on this side of the country, and their laptop in the other house on the other side of the country is still switched on, Dropbox changes the content on the laptop, meaning I cannot tell which house you
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