A Typology of Cloud Search and Seizure and Enforcement Guidelines to Protect Procedural Rights

Key Points

• The research aims to classify cloud search methods and evaluate enforcement guidelines related to procedural rights.
• Classified cloud search into six types based on search methods, substantive and formal identification of targets, and technical features.
• Reviewed four interpretative issues concerning identification and procedural compliance.
• Proposed enforcement guidelines based on legal obligations, practical recommendations, and legislative suggestions.
• Identification of substantive targets must be performed independently at each cloud search stage based on relevant court rulings.
• Information storage devices and accounts must be distinctly recorded in the seizure inventory.
• Only automatic login as a means of access is recognized as necessary under procedural law, with clear warrants required for other searches.