News and Research
Dispatches about our work, product, and collaborations
A byline for the evidence
Journalism has always run on attribution — who saw it, who stands behind it. Chain of custody is the byline extended to your sources. And it forces an honest reckoning with what a faithful record actually contains.
Every investigation should start with an empty browser
A small ritual borrowed from the Berkeley Protocol — and what it really protects. A note on hygiene before evidence.
Your screenshot won't survive a legal challenge. Here's what will
Chain of custody isn't just for courts. When a reader asks "how do I know you saw this?" — here's what journalists and newsrooms need to know about web archiving and chain of custody.
How to use evidx: capture, organize, and annotate
A step-by-step guide to capturing tamper-evident web archives, organizing them into Collections, and annotating captures as evidence in evidx.
An archive that rewrites history: what the Archive.today ban means for your sources
Nearly 700,000 citations removed after an archiving service was caught tampering with its own captures. Here's what it means for reporters who rely on third-party archives as evidence.
The German Evidentiary Paradox: Why Web Archives Might Fail in Court
Discover why German civil law imposes stricter authentication on digital evidence than criminal proceedings. Learn how § 371a ZPO, qualified signatures, and mandatory e-filing determine if your web archives survive judicial scrutiny.