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Cellphone recordings

Judge Nkola Motata’s crash into a businessman’s wall, and the recordings taken of what transpired at the scene by the owner of the property, Richard Baird, on a cellphone, have raised a number of questions around privacy and the admissibility of such evidence in legal disputes. The reality?
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AFAIK, the recording of the judge is still being disputed because it was copied to a pc and then cd and the businessman no longer has the original recording on the phone.

That aside, cellphones do open up a new avenue of 'evidence' for our justice system.
 
Ooh... I see some blackmailing done in the future. But also a lot of "legal" blackmailing.... :D
 
Saule said:
AFAIK, the recording of the judge is still being disputed because it was copied to a pc and then cd and the businessman no longer has the original recording on the phone.

That aside, cellphones do open up a new avenue of 'evidence' for our justice system.
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Nope, the judge has made a ruling that the recordings is admissible.

Nair said he would now treat the recordings like any other piece of evidence.

"I will be considering the recordings with the rest of the evidence and the door is opened for the defence to attack the recordings. The weight of the recordings would be determined at the end of the trial."

Nair said legally the original of the recordings was not needed in court. The recordings on the laptop were an "identical twin" to those on the cellphone.

He said that although digital data may need to be treated with caution "our law has to advance at the same pace as technology does".
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;) Linky
 
Manipulation of the picture is difficult. Changing the date and time could possible be easy. If you are recording an incident, and you are aware that it may be evidence then how about:
1) saying the date and time.
2) record your wrist watch as well
3) record the time as displayed on your car's dasboard clock.
4) or just ask the person you are recording "whats the time "
 
I'm not too worried: its not like a drunk judge drives through my wall everyday. :D

But its good to know you can sign your videos.
 
Lol, I like how they point out how he crashed into a businessman's wall. How is that relevant?? :mad:

I'm so tired of this 'social hierarchy' cr@p constantly being shoved down my throat.

British toddler goes missing: world headlines for a year. African kid goes missing: no one cares.

'Businessman'/foreign tourist gets robbed: news headlines. Ordinary person gets robbed: no one cares.

/rant
 
So where do we get the software or application from that "digitally signs" my recording? Or is that somehow already on my phone? How can you write an article like this and then leave that information out? Or am I missing something here?
 
Garyvdh said:
So where do we get the software or application from that "digitally signs" my recording? Or is that somehow already on my phone? How can you write an article like this and then leave that information out? Or am I missing something here?
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Viv Crone, Spescom

Sorry, but I'm very particular :p Mybb didn't write it ;)
 
Its easy: Post the clips on Youtube & distribute them via MXit. End of story, no trial necessary.
 
I record most of my important conversations on PC.I just tell the person on
the other side, I am recording the call .

AFAIK this is compulsory

DD

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dd1313 said:
I record most of my important conversations on PC.I just tell the person on
the other side, I am recording the call .

AFAIK this is compulsory

DD

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If you have a voice modem then you can use a program on your computer that monitors a phone and automatically records all conversations.
 
dd1313 said:
I record most of my important conversations on PC.I just tell the person on
the other side, I am recording the call .

AFAIK this is compulsory

DD

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No, under SA law it is (no longer) compulsory. Most corporates/call centres routinely record calls these days. E.g. if you have a phone conversation with a financial advisor you can be almost certain that the call is being recorded - it is one way they use to comply with financial industry laws that require them to keep a record of all client interaction.
 
voipnow said:
Manipulation of the picture is difficult. Changing the date and time could possible be easy. If you are recording an incident, and you are aware that it may be evidence then how about:
1) saying the date and time.
2) record your wrist watch as well
3) record the time as displayed on your car's dasboard clock.
4) or just ask the person you are recording "whats the time "
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Surely these are all disputable in a court of law, though certainly number 4 (getting date and time) would be pretty damning proof of authenticity?

So does anybody here know is there an easy foolproof way of 'signing' the recording?
 
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