FORENSICS: Protecting victims of technology-facilitated abuse, Rose MacDonald
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Technology has become a weapon for perpetrators of abuse. And, in our digitally intertwined lives, cyber forensics has become an essential step in almost all aspects of criminal investigation, particularly cases involving child exploitation and family violence.  Cyber forensic expert, Rose MacDonald, has made it her life's mission to combat this insidious form of abuse. Her work ensures the complex process of evidence preservation of spyware-infested devices and encrypted apps brings these offenders to justice.  To hear more of Rose, you can find her on The Briefing.  This episode contains references to intimate partner violence, coercive control, and child abuse, for support, dial 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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