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Private Search Doctrine

Courts have split on whether a hash hit alone suffices to permit law enforcement review without a warrant or whether a human review by the provider is required under the private-search doctrine

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Feb 5, 2026

How do NCMEC and CyberTipline reports translate into admissible evidence in CSAM prosecutions?

’s functions primarily as a statutorily mandated intake and preservation mechanism that converts platform detections into investigative leads for law enforcement, not as automatic courtroom-ready proo...

Jan 16, 2026

How have courts ruled on cached browser files as evidence of possession in CSAM prosecutions since 2015?

Since 2015 courts have produced a split and technical body of decisions about whether cached browser files (and similar cached/automated detections) constitute "possession" for CSAM prosecutions and w...

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