What type of evidence is cell phone data an example of?

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What type of evidence is cell phone data an example of?

Cell phone data is electronic information stored or transmitted by a device. That makes it digital/electronic evidence: it exists as data created and held in an electronic format, such as call logs, messages, GPS locations, and timestamps. It’s not a tangible physical object like a weapon or shell; it isn’t a written document in the traditional sense, nor is it a witness’s spoken statement. While you can print or summarize it, the intrinsic form is electronic data, which is why it’s classified as digital/electronic evidence.

Cell phone data is electronic information stored or transmitted by a device. That makes it digital/electronic evidence: it exists as data created and held in an electronic format, such as call logs, messages, GPS locations, and timestamps. It’s not a tangible physical object like a weapon or shell; it isn’t a written document in the traditional sense, nor is it a witness’s spoken statement. While you can print or summarize it, the intrinsic form is electronic data, which is why it’s classified as digital/electronic evidence.

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