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Digital Forensics, AI & the Law

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October 4, 2026

Courts Redraw the Lines on Location Data, AI-Generated CSAM and Online Child Safety
The government appeals a ruling that cell-tower dumps are unconstitutional, the Seventh Circuit narrows AI-generated CSAM possession charges, FTC enforcement of the TAKE IT DOWN Act is under way, agencies reassess Oxygen Forensics, and regulators turn to AI agents that acted on their own.
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