Seizing digital tracks for the purpose of a criminal proceeding

ABSTRACT, KEY WORDS Seizing digital tracks for the purpose of a criminal proceeding This thesis analyzes procedural institutes of law that serve to seize digital traces on the Internet to investigate cybercrime. This document also deals with a selected procedural institute of the Convention on Cybercrime, which serves to secure digital traces. Furthermore, an assessment is made as to whether the Czech legislation meets these requirements. Data retention analysis provided information on what traffic and location data are and describes the extent of their retention. The issue of identification of offenders based on seized IP addresses was explained and anonymization methods were explained. The main goal of the thesis is an extensive elaboration of some relevant procedural institutes of the Code of criminal procedure no. 141/1961 Sb., through which digital traces are seized. This data may lead to the identification of the offender, and also for conviction of guilt during criminal proceedings. The thesis elaborates institutes: a record of telecommunication traffic, monitoring digital communication, data freeze, and physical provision of devices. This work compares individual institutes with the requirements of the Convention on CyberCrime. The author of this thesis describes in detail the conditions defined by..