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Re:FBI's Use of Paid Best Buy Informants Goes Deeper Than We... by meowface on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @08:53PM (#16533758)
The data merely being present on your hard drive isn't enough for law enforcement to make a strong case. They'd also need to prove how it got there, and why.
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Re:FBI's Use of Paid Best Buy Informants Goes Deeper Than We... by idoh on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @09:01PM (#16533787)
That is not always true. Possession alone can sometimes be a crime if the crime has strict liability. See https://kellerlawoffices.com/child-pornography-accidental-po...
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Re:FBI's Use of Paid Best Buy Informants Goes Deeper Than We... by TheSpiceIsLife on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @08:59PM (#16533776)
That is also my understanding.

So in the case where, as suggested in another comment, where a computer tech, or anyone with access to you device, plants the material in order to collect the bounty, while probably annoying and stressful, should auto-resolve during the investigation / discovery.

Still a bit of a worry.

Edit: fixed a thing

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Re:FBI's Use of Paid Best Buy Informants Goes Deeper Than We... by gowld on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @01:36AM (#16534668)
Yes, it will auto-resolve, after you spouse divorces you and obtains custody of your children, and your employer fires you.
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Re:FBI's Use of Paid Best Buy Informants Goes Deeper Than We... by manfredo on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @09:00PM (#16533782)
An interesting Defcon talk on the subject: https://youtu.be/NG9Cg_vBKOg

The last case is most relevant to this topic. All the other ones are about people trying to steal company info.

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Re:FBI's Use of Paid Best Buy Informants Goes Deeper Than We... by oceanghost on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @12:36AM (#16534492)
It's a great way to frame people.
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