The Accuracy of GPS-Enabled Fitbit Activities as Evidence: A Digital Forensics Study
| Title | The Accuracy of GPS-Enabled Fitbit Activities as Evidence: A Digital Forensics Study |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2020 |
| Authors | Almogbil, Atheer, Alghofaili, Abdullah, Deane, Chelsea, Leschke, Timothy, Almogbil, Atheer, Alghofaili, Abdullah |
| Conference Name | 2020 7th IEEE International Conference on Cyber Security and Cloud Computing (CSCloud)/2020 6th IEEE International Conference on Edge Computing and Scalable Cloud (EdgeCom) |
| Date Published | Aug. 2020 |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| ISBN Number | 978-1-7281-6550-9 |
| Keywords | application forensics, digital forensics, fitbit, GPS-tracking, Human Behavior, Metrics, privacy, pubcrawl, resilience, Resiliency, Scalability, wearable technology, wearables security |
| Abstract | Technology is advancing rapidly and with this advancement, it has become apparent that it is nearly impossible to not leave a digital trace when committing a crime. As evidenced by multiple cases handled by law enforcement, Fitbit data has proved to be useful when determining the validity of alibis and in piecing together the timeline of a crime scene. In our paper, experiments testing the accuracy and reliability of GPS-tracked activities logged by the Fitbit Alta tracker and Ionic smartwatch are conducted. Potential indicators of manipulated or altered GPS-tracked activities are identified to help guide digital forensic investigators when handling such Fitbit data as evidence. |
| DOI | 10.1109/CSCloud-EdgeCom49738.2020.00040 |
| Citation Key | almogbil_accuracy_2020 |