Social media
What is social media? Social media is the use of applications or programs to create and share information, forms of expression, opinions, ideas, and so on through virtual communities on the global internet. Users can access social media through web-based technology such as a mobile device application. In some situations, the user can sync data from one platform to another. These platforms/applications rarely require a fee from the user and are very simple to use.
While most social media users use the services in a manner the service provider intended, some use these new communication media for nefarious purposes. It is a very unusual investigation where social media does not play a part in the investigation.
The user’s social media communication leaves a digital trail of breadcrumbs for the investigator to follow. Sometimes, the investigator can determine the user’s location at the date/time when the incident being investigated occurred. Alternatively...
