Certified private investigations: digital evidence with legal validity
Certification of photos, videos, audio and GPS data collected in the field with digital signature, documented chain of custody and reports ready for court use.
Private investigations operate in a context where the evidentiary value of evidence depends on its integrity and traceability. Photographs, videos, audio recordings and geolocation data acquired without formal guarantees are easily contestable in court, rendering investigative work futile.
TrueScreen enables investigators to certify every piece of content at the moment of collection with digital signature, eIDAS timestamp and GPS coordinates. The system guarantees authenticity, integrity and immutability, producing evidence with full legal validity compliant with the eIDAS Regulation and ISO/IEC 27037 standards.
Industry
Private investigations, legal and forensic, corporate compliance
Business function
Investigative operations, legal department, digital forensics
Key process
Collection, documentation and preservation of certified digital evidence
Certified content
Photos, videos, audio, GPS geolocation, screenshots, documents, web pages
Output
Certified documentation and reporting with legal validity
Adoption mode
App / Web / API / SDK
Needs


Solution
TrueScreen enables private investigators to certify every piece of content acquired in the field in real time. Photographs, videos, audio, screenshots and GPS data are sealed with digital signature, eIDAS timestamp and verifiable geographic coordinates. The system automatically builds a documented chain of custody compliant with ISO/IEC 27037 standards, guaranteeing authenticity, integrity and immutability of every single piece of evidence. The certified report is available at the end of the collection session, ready to be attached to the final technical report and produced in court or in out-of-court proceedings.
The investigative workflow with TrueScreen follows a structured sequence aligned with ISO/IEC 27037 guidelines for private investigation evidence management. During the surveillance phase, the investigator captures photos and videos of subjects and locations using the TrueScreen app, which seals every file with forensic metadata at the point of acquisition. Field collection extends to audio recordings, GPS tracks and screenshots of digital activities, each item authenticated with digital signature, timestamp and geographic coordinates. Throughout the process, the chain of custody of digital evidence is maintained automatically: every acquisition is logged with operator identity, device information and immutable hashes, ensuring complete traceability from the moment of capture to court presentation.
At each step of the investigation, TrueScreen enforces ISO 27037 guidelines for evidence handling: identification, collection, acquisition and preservation. The types of certified evidence include surveillance photographs, covert video footage, ambient audio recordings, GPS location tracks and web page screenshots. This structured approach to private investigation evidence management ensures that nothing collected in the field can be challenged on procedural grounds, giving investigators and their clients a decisive advantage when the evidence is presented in judicial or arbitration proceedings.
What gets certified
Photographs and video footage
Subjects, locations, vehicles and observed behaviours with timestamp and GPS for each acquisition
Audio recordings
Relevant situations and contexts certified at the moment of collection with immutable metadata
Screenshots and web pages
Digital activities, social media profiles and online communications documented with certain date
Documents and geolocation
Investigative documents and certified GPS coordinates with digital signature and full traceability
Partners
Private investigation agencies, law firms and forensic consultants, corporate security and corporate intelligence companies, digital forensics service providers, due diligence and corporate compliance consultants can integrate TrueScreen into their operational workflows.
Integrations
TrueScreen integrates with legal and investigative case management systems, document management platforms, forensic archiving and chain of custody software, and corporate compliance reporting systems. Certified reports are exportable in PDF and JSON format, compatible with major document archives and forensic platforms.

FAQ: certified private investigations and digital evidence
1) How are evidence collected during a private investigation certified?
2) Is evidence certified with TrueScreen admissible in court?
3) What types of content can a private investigator certify with TrueScreen?
4) How does the chain of custody work with TrueScreen?
5) Is TrueScreen certification compliant with GDPR for private investigations?
6) How does TrueScreen integrate into the workflow of an investigation agency?
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