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or. an. organization. with. the. correct. software. to. open. and.
recover.those.iles.in.a.meaningful.way.
Now,.a.computer.forensics.expert,.even.without.the.correct.
software,.might.be.able.to.gather.enough.of.the.raw.text.in.a.
text-based.document.to.at.least.give.you.something.to.work.
with..However,.if.it.is.something.with.formulas,.or.graphics.
or.pictures.that.were.saved.in.some.proprietary.format,.it.is.
unlikely.that.even.the.best.experts.will.be.able.to.decode.and.
restore.that.to.anything.usable.
The.bottom.line.is.that.data.stored.on.obsolete.or.rare.media,.
or.stored.by.an.application.in.a.proprietary.code,.may.be.con-
sidered.unreasonably.accessible.or.may.be.impossible.to.recover.
If.you.have.to.deal.with.any.such.information,.keep.this.in.
mind.and.consider.the.resources.and.time.that.you.will.need.
to.be.prepared.to.expend.if.you.choose.to.attempt.the.acquisi-
tion,.restoration,.or.production.of.such.data.
5.3 PRIVILEGED, SENSITIVE, AND
INACCESSIBLE DATA MANAGEMENT
In.order.to.manage.and.understand.the.implications.of.privi-
leged,. sensitive,. or. inaccessible. data,. we. have. to. begin. by.
deining.and.documenting.what.we.mean.when.we.use.those.
terms..In.this.section.we.consider.each.of.these.carefully.and.
give.you.some.things.to.consider.as.you.strive.to.deine.and.
document.your.understanding,.procedures,.and.management.
of.these.types.of.data.
In.the.courts,.it.has.pretty.much.always.been.the.case.that.
if.you.wanted.to.assert.that.evidence.could.not.or.would.not.be.
produced.for.a.case,.you.needed.to.prove.that.it.was.privileged.
We. begin. by. looking. at. what. the. courts. consider. privi-
leged.data.and.how.that.can.be.established,.documented,.and.
managed.. If. you. are. in. the. legal. profession,. this. should. be.
old.news.to.you,.but.for.the.rest.of.us.mere.mortals,.this.is.
important.to.understand.
Anyone,.at.any.time,.can.be.embroiled.in.legal.issues.such.
that.they.must.understand.what.parts.of.the.information.they.
