Why Screenshots Fail in Mobile Ediscovery: Brett Burney Talks Defensible Collection with Nextpoint Partner ModeOne

Summary

Brett Burney, senior director at Nextpoint, explained to Legal Tech Daily that using screenshots to capture mobile device data in eDiscovery is unreliable because screenshots lack metadata, can be altered, and fail to preserve the full context of the original data. He advocated for defensible collection methods that capture raw data, timestamps, and system logs, which ModeOne, Nextpoint’s partner, provides through its automated mobile forensics platform. The discussion highlighted recent litigation where courts dismissed evidence derived from screenshots, underscoring the growing demand for legally sound mobile data acquisition tools.