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Jan 17, 2026
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What forensic steps are required to authenticate viral audio recordings and how long do they take?

Authenticating a viral audio recording is a multi-step forensic process that begins with intake and chain-of-custody preservation, proceeds through technical file-level and acoustic analyses to detect...

Jan 27, 2026

What courtroom evidence and forensic techniques are decisive in proving someone “accessed with intent to view” online CSAM?

online CSAM requires more than finding contraband files — prosecutors must build a chain of evidence linking user actions, awareness, and control to the material, while defense teams attack provenance...

Dec 21, 2025

What technical digital-evidence standards do prosecutors use to prove interstate transmission of illicit images?

Prosecutors proving interstate transmission of illicit images must satisfy both a statutory interstate-commerce or transmission element and the evidentiary rules for digital proof by linking the image...