Evaluating Digital Open Source Imagery: A Guide for Judges and Fact-finders

Summary

The guide, based largely on the Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations, is intended to assist judges and other decision makers in their assessment of open source photographs and videos during investigations, and is available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Ukrainian. It is organized around several key issues that a court or fact-finding body may need to address in their own evaluation of open source imagery evidence, including determining the authenticity of the digital image, and analyzing relevant metadata, source, location, and time information.