OPINION: Singapore opens up use of computer evidence - Bryan Tan

ZDNet Asia, 2 Oct 2011
Among a raft of changes proposed to Singapore's Evidence Act, the removal of sections 35 and 36 concerning computer evidence is one that all technologists should look out for.
The removal of the sections does not mean that computer evidence is no longer accepted as court evidence. On the contrary, computer evidence will be treated similar to other forms of evidence. it means that the courts will treat computer evidence with the same process for other evidence - it will admit computer evidence unless there are concerns over its authenticity wherein the courts can then temper its reliability on such evidence. This is expected to use widen the use of computer evidence especially where computers or modern devices such as video cameras, CCTV, RFID readers, smartphones are used to store or capture evidence. Full story