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I am being subjected to school violence by classmates in my school. Threatening or mocking messages came several times, but I deleted those messages to hide the problem… Can deleted messages or photos be recovered through digital forensics? I would also like to know whether the recovered evidence can be used when reporting cyber school violence.
Cyber school violence
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Author : ChanWoo JEONG
As you are suffering harm such as cyber school violence, a prompt response appears to be necessary.
First, deleted messages, photos, KakaoTalk conversation contents, and the like can largely be recovered through digital forensics technology.
This is because data deleted from a smartphone does not completely disappear but remains in the internal storage for a certain period.
Here, digital forensics refers to the specialized work of collecting, recovering, and analyzing data from digital devices to reveal the substance of the case.
Based on this, it can be restored with specialized forensic equipment and technology.
The recovered evidence can have legal effect in the school violence reporting procedure.
However, the important point is that the recovery process must be carried out lawfully and transparently.
That is, you must be able to prove that it was recovered as the original without any data tampering.
For this, a 'forensic report' prepared by a digital forensics expert must be submitted together.
Overall, deleted evidence related to cyber school violence can be recovered through digital forensics, and if a lawful procedure and proof of integrity are in place, it can be fully used as legal evidence.
Accordingly, we recommend proceeding with the help of a specialized digital forensics company or a legal expert.

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