Independent laboratory for digital device data analysis
DARC examines phones and other digital devices on its own premises, with the owner's written consent, and issues a technical report on the data the device keeps: communications, photos, locations, accounts and traces of monitoring apps.
We work for law firms, companies, public institutions and individuals, under the same written methodology, whoever the applicant.
01Areas of work
- Analysis of digital device content
The communications, files and records kept by the device and its apps.
- Recovery of deleted or hidden data
Deleted or hidden content that can still be found on the device.
- Location analysis
Places the device has kept, shown in time order and on a map.
- Monitoring app checks
Checking for apps or settings that allow the device to be monitored.
02ApplicantsThe same rules apply to every category.
Documenting the content of a device brought by a client, in support of the legal strategy.
Internal checks requested by legal, HR or IT departments, on work devices, with the user's consent.
Technical analyses on written request, with a custody register and a report in the agreed format.
Owners who want to know what their own device keeps: before selling it, after suspecting monitoring or after an accidental deletion.
03Levels of analysisThe level and price are agreed in writing before work begins. The price is fixed and doesn't depend on the outcome.
Standard analysis
Deleted or hidden content and monitoring app checks
Typical turnaround: 30–45 minutesDeep analysis
Examination of the whole device, fully documented
Typical turnaround: 1–2 hoursOrganisation framework
Repeated analyses or several devices, under a framework agreement
Typical turnaround: As agreed04Stages of an analysis
Registration of the request
Registration number DARC-YYYYMMDD-XXXXXXXXOwner's consent and choice of level
Contract and signed consentIntake of the device
Intake record, custody registerAnalysis in the laboratory
Work logHandover of the report and the device
Technical report, handover record, confirmation that working copies were erased05Working principles
- Consent
No device is analysed without the written consent of its owner or legal representative.
- Integrity
Analysis is done only with the device unlocked by its owner. Security mechanisms are not forced or bypassed, and the device is not changed.
- Confidentiality
Device content doesn't leave the laboratory and isn't uploaded to online services.
- Erasure
Working copies are erased at handover, and the erasure is confirmed in writing.
- Limits
The DARC report is a technical report. It is not a court-appointed expert opinion and doesn't replace one.
06Documents
- MethodologyHTML
- Legal framework and confidentiality rulesHTML
- Privacy policyHTML
- Terms and conditionsHTML
- Owner's consent templateon request