▁rules ▁of ▁evidence , ▁such ▁as ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁chain ▁of ▁cust ody ▁record , ▁and ▁ver ification ▁processes ▁such ▁as ▁has hing . ▁The ▁digital ▁for ens ic ▁pract ition er ▁must ▁not ▁undert ake ▁any ▁activities ▁which ▁are ▁beyond ▁their ▁ability ▁or ▁knowledge . ▁The ▁digital ▁for ens ic ▁pract ition er ▁must ▁take ▁into ▁consideration ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁personal ▁and ▁equipment ▁safety ▁whilst ▁undert aking ▁their ▁work . ▁At ▁all ▁times ▁the ▁legal ▁rights ▁of ▁anyone ▁affected ▁by ▁your ▁actions ▁should ▁be ▁considered . ▁The ▁pract ition er ▁must ▁be ▁aware ▁of ▁all ▁organiz ational ▁policies ▁and ▁procedures ▁rel ating ▁to ▁their ▁activities ▁Communic ation ▁must ▁be ▁maintained ▁as ▁appropriate ▁with ▁the ▁client , ▁legal ▁pract ition ers , ▁super vis ors ▁and ▁other ▁team ▁members ▁ ▁Best ▁evidence ▁rule ▁Digital ▁evidence ▁is ▁almost ▁never ▁in ▁a ▁format ▁readable ▁by ▁humans , ▁requiring ▁additional ▁steps ▁to ▁include ▁digital ▁documents ▁as ▁evidence ▁( i . e . ▁printing ▁out ▁the ▁material ). ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁argued ▁that ▁this ▁change ▁of ▁format ▁may ▁mean ▁digital ▁evidence ▁does ▁not ▁qual ify ▁under ▁the ▁" best ▁evidence ▁rule ". ▁However , ▁the ▁" F eder al ▁R ules ▁of ▁Ev idence " ▁rule ▁ 1 0 0 1 ( 3 ) ▁states ▁" if ▁data ▁are ▁stored ▁in ▁a ▁computer … , ▁any ▁print out ▁or ▁other ▁output ▁readable ▁by ▁sight , ▁shown ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁data ▁accur ately , ▁is ▁an ▁‘ original .’ " ▁ ▁Comm only ▁courts ▁do ▁not ▁bar ▁print