An Evidence‐based Forensic Taxonomy of Windows Phone Dating Apps. Issue 1 (21st May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cahyani, Niken Dwi Wahyu; Choo, Kim‐Kwang Raymond; Ab Rahman, Nurul Hidayah; Ashman, Helen
• Is Part Of: Journal of forensic sciences. Volume 64:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 243
• Page End: 253
• Publication Date: 2018-05-21
• Subjects: forensic science -- forensic taxonomy -- mobile forensics -- digital evidence -- Windows Phone platform -- dating apps; Medical jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Forensic sciences -- Periodicals; Forensic Medicine -- Periodicals; Gerechtelijke geneeskunde; Gerechtelijke chemie; Gerechtelijke psychiatrie; 363.2505
• DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.13820
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-1198

Abstract

Abstract: Advances in technologies including development of smartphone features have contributed to the growth of mobile applications, including dating apps. However, online dating services can be misused. To support law enforcement investigations, a forensic taxonomy that provides a systematic classification of forensic artifacts from Windows Phone 8 (WP8) dating apps is presented in this study. The taxonomy has three categories, namely: Apps Categories, Artifacts Categories, and Data Partition Categories. This taxonomy is built based on the findings from a case study of 28 mobile dating apps, using mobile forensic tools. The dating app taxonomy can be used to inform future studies of dating and related apps, such as those from Android and iOS platforms.