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CyberTipline Report Retention and Preservation

The rules and regulations governing the retention and preservation of reports submitted to the CyberTipline, including the role of federal law and NCMEC policies.

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Feb 5, 2026

How does the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) classify and publish CyberTipline dispositions?

The uses reporter-selected categories and structured metadata to classify incoming tips, then analysts prioritize and enrich those reports before making them available to designated law‑enforcement pa...