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Cached files as evidence of criminal possession

The use of cached files as evidence of criminal possession of illegal images, and the varying approaches taken by different courts.

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How have courts ruled on cached or temporary files as evidence of possession of illegal images?

Courts are sharply split on whether files found only in a browser cache or temporary folders prove criminal possession of illegal images: many jurisdictions treat cached files as circumstantial eviden...