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Not long ago, submitting a well-structured Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) took time. It required a working understanding of data protection rights, a sense of how organisations process information, and often a fair amount of persistence. Now, it takes five minutes with a free GenAI account. That shift hasn’t changed the law. But it has changed the experience of DSARs in a way that privacy teams are starting to feel quite acutely. What we’re seeing isn’t a surge in bad-faith requests. It’s something more nuanced and more challenging. Requests are becoming easier to generate, more sophisticated in tone, and harder to deal with efficiently. How is AI changing the DSAR landscape? Generative AI has changed how DSARs are created, and this is reshaping the workload for privacy teams. The barrier to entry is lower A requester no longer needs to understand your processing activities – or even the structure of
Confidence in a rigorous, robust and defensible digital forensic investigation When a local government organisation in South Africa identified potential fraudulent activities involving a training contract, they asked us to conduct the digital forensic investigation.
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Read our Digital Forensics series to explore the complexities of collections, processing and analysis in more detail.
The importance of accurate digital evidence collection In digital forensics, every investigation is built on the same foundation – accurate digital evidence collection. This step isn’t just about finding information; it’s about preserving it in
Knowing how digital evidence is collected in forensic investigations is just as important as what data to collect. In this article, we’ll discuss the “hows and whys” of following a defensible process to maintain the
In previous articles in the series we’ve explored what to look out for and ways to collect digital evidence without impacting its reliability and admissibility in legal proceedings. Of course, in digital forensics, collecting evidence
How to join the dots and uncover hidden patterns when analysing digital evidence in forensic investigations The analysis phase involves asking targeted questions – the classic “who, what, when, where, why, and how” – to
A fast-response digital investigation to find evidence of intent Our legal client requested our assistance in a case involving suspected IP theft. Their client, a software development company, had suspicions that a recently departed employee
As 2024 wraps up, we’re taking a moment to celebrate everything we’ve accomplished this year at Salient. It’s been a year of growth, exciting new projects, and milestones that wouldn’t have been possible without our
Employee misconduct can disrupt workplace harmony, compromise organisational integrity, and cause financial and reputational harm. Whether it’s the theft of intellectual property, fraud, or the misuse of proprietary information, addressing such issues demands a comprehensive,
Legal review of 9 million documents completed in 90 days A powerful combination of AI-driven technology, data analytics advice and targeted human review focused our legal client’s case-build activities on approximately 55,000 relevant documents from
1. Introduction to GenAI in eDiscovery Reveal’s GenAI for eDiscovery offering, Ask, has been on general release for several months now and having been actively involved with Beta testing, at Salient we have been introducing