System boundaries

CaseTrace is identity-first and deliberately constrained. These boundaries exist to prevent implied duty and preserve investigation as a human decision.

Designed to do

  • Preserve configured inputs consistently
  • Structure information into events, timelines, and histories
  • Compute similarity and surface possible correlations
  • Provide informational notifications about newly available information
  • Support deliberate investigation
  • Enable auditable export for lawful use

Designed not to do

  • Impose urgency or response timelines
  • Require action based on notifications
  • Assert identity or intent
  • Make investigative determinations
  • Replace human judgment

Boundary rationale

These boundaries exist to separate computational capability from investigative authority. The system is intentionally designed so that increased computational power does not increase operational obligation.

Foreseeability containment

Computation of similarity does not create knowledge of wrongdoing. Notifications indicate availability of information, not confirmation of conduct.

Boundary principle

If a capability is not explicitly described here, it should not be assumed.