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End-to-end encryption impact on CSAM investigations

The impact of end-to-end encryption on child sexual abuse material investigations, including the effects on law enforcement's ability to access content and the potential consequences for privacy and safety.

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How does end-to-end encryption affect a law enforcement investigation’s ability to leverage cloud audit logs in CSAM cases?

(E2EE) does not erase , but it fundamentally narrows what those logs can reveal: content remains unintelligible to service providers and thus to investigators unless device keys or other lawful-access...