E-Mail Messages, Their Content, and Metadata Can Provide Useful Evidence

question 58

Multiple Choice

E-mail messages, their content, and metadata can provide useful evidence in a lawsuit because

• A) they can establish a timeline of who knew what and when.
• B) people tend to converse freely and informally in e-mail messages, which may provide a "smoking gun."
• C) they can be used to trace a message to its true originator.
• D) All of these choices are correct.

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