CameraForensics for Law Enforcement and beyond - Market Study - Matt Burns Ltd.

我们的目标是向执法部门介绍一种新的网上法证工具，以提供新的证据，以解决涉及数码相机的罪行（抢劫/入室盗窃等）。通过上传一张用相机拍摄的照片，用户可以立即看到用同一台相机拍摄的其他照片的列表。通过查看犯罪发生后拍摄的照片和发布的网站，用户可以找到定位相机的起点。例如，搜索结果可能指向Twitter或google +等网站上的社交网络图像。用户还可以监视特定的相机，以便在用相机拍摄的新图像发布到网上时得到通知。相机取证之所以成为可能，是因为许多数码相机将相机的序列号印在它们生成的每张jpeg图像中（称为EXIF元数据）。一个概念验证原型已经证明了这个解决方案在技术上是可行的。它已经成功地识别了被盗的摄像头，其中包括一个在武装袭击中被盗的摄像头。这个工具的基础是一个云托管的照片位置数据库，以及他们的“数字指纹”信息。该数据库目前包含数以百万计的摄像机，并通过使用在云中运行的网络爬虫技术不断更新和增长。这个项目的目的是确定是否有市场可以证明将这个技术原型转化为商业产品所需的重大技术努力是合理的。

We aim to introduce a new web-based forensic tool to the law enforcement sector that iscapable of providing new evidence in solving crimes involving digital cameras (robberies /burglaries etc.). By uploading a single photograph that was taken by a camera, the user isinstantly able to see a list of other photographs that have been posted online that were takenwith the same camera. By inspecting the images that were taken after the date of the crime,and the websites where they were posted, the user has a starting point for locating the camera.For example, the results may point to social network images on sites such as Twitter orGoogle+. The user can also monitor particular cameras so as to be notified when new imagestaken with the camera are posted online.CameraForensics is made possible by the fact that many digital cameras stamp the camera’sserial number into every jpeg image they produce (known as EXIF metadata). A proof-ofconcepthas already been prototyped that proves that the solution is technically possible. It hassuccessfully identified stolen cameras including one which lead to the retrieval of a camerathat was stolen during an armed assault.Underpinning this tool is a cloud-hosted database of photograph locations, along withinformation about their ‘digital fingerprints’. This database currently contains millions ofcameras and is continually updated and growing, built through the use of web-crawlingtechnology running in the cloud. The purpose of this project is to determine if there is marketthat would justify the significant technical effort required to turn this technical prototype intoa commercial product.