Review of Electronic Evidence on Third-Party Depository Platforms (Judicial Scrutiny of Trustworthy Time-Stamped Electronic Evidence) -- Dispute over Freight Forwarding Contract at Sea between Guangdong Yida International Freight forwarding Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch and Shanghai Yinasi Trade Co., Ltd.

[Abstract]The use of third-party depository platforms to preserve electronic data is of great practical significance for the timely and expeditious preservation of electronic data, the alleviation of litigation costs for the parties, and the protection of personal privacy and commercial secrets. In reviewing the electronic evidence of the third-party depository platform, it is necessary to review the qualification compliance, neutrality of the operating body and reliability of the technical capability of the third-party platform to ensure the authenticity of the electronic data, and at the same time, it is also necessary to review the authenticity of the content of the data by means of the procedure of proof and cross-examination and by synthesizing the facts of the case.