<p>To be a bit better about it: a credential, used in a court case, is seen as satisfactory proof of competency. I think that is probably a bad idea as it only proves that the person passed as competent at some point in the past. A person should have to actually prove their competence on a case-by-case basis, instead of the judge telling the jury that a credential is proof positive itself. Just my two cents, though. </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 10, 2012 1:34 PM, "Michael Trausch" <<a href="mailto:mike@trausch.us">mike@trausch.us</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<p>Nah, I would expect the judge to determine and expert witness' competence on his/her own merits. Credentials prove little for most types of credential, especially when talking about computers generally. Just because someone has a license to practice forensics doesn't mean they will act appropriately, but it does mean that they will be believed when they claim that they have done so. </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 10, 2012 1:30 PM, "JD" <<a href="mailto:jdp@algoloma.com" target="_blank">jdp@algoloma.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
On 07/10/2012 12:17 PM, <a href="mailto:mike@trausch.us" target="_blank">mike@trausch.us</a> wrote:<br>
> I _must_ be misunderstading the requirements of all of this, because I<br>
> simply cannot believe that what I am finding could at all be accurate<br>
> for the things that I want to do.<br>
<br>
The DC404 <a href="http://dc404.org/" target="_blank">http://dc404.org/</a> guys might be able to help. I thought that some<br>
states actually require a PI license, but that GA did not. Google found this<br>
detailed article<br>
<a href="http://www.knfcon.com/newsroom/archive/do-digital-experts-need-pi-license.html" target="_blank">http://www.knfcon.com/newsroom/archive/do-digital-experts-need-pi-license.html</a> ,<br>
which you've probably already seen.<br>
<br>
>From another perspective, shouldn't an expert witness in a court require some<br>
formal training plus relevant experience in proper methods? Looks like the<br>
shortest distance for you is to be hired by an existing company, work their for<br>
2 years in the correct department, then figure out how to start you own<br>
business. Unless I've read something wrong.<br>
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