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Acquisition

The device is seized and taken into custody. Chain of custody starts here — every hand it passes through, every seal, every timestamp must be documented.

Recommended Reading

  1. SWGDE Position on Timely Preservation via Digital Acquisition (2025)
  2. SWGDE Best Practices for Mobile Device Evidence Collection, Preservation, Handling, and Acquisition (2025)