SOme features of obtaining the information contained in the databases of telecommunications operators for the purpose of crime detection and investigation
When crimes are committed by using communication technologies, the traces of crime are contained in the databases of telecommunications operators. In criminalistics, the traces obtained in such cases are singled out in a special group and are conditionally placed between the material and ideal traces. The authors of the article distinguish special “hardware-software” traces that are contained in the databases of the telecom operator. The attempt is made to supplement the private forensic technique of investigating mercenary crimes, namely, to describe and analyze the peculiarities of the investigator’s actions when obtaining information from the databases of telecommunications operators and banking institutions and using the obtained information as a proof in a criminal case. The recommendations for examining the details of the subscribers connections and subscribers devices are formulated, the ways of analyzing the received information and its subsequent verification by investigative and crime detection methods are proposed.