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Re:FBI's Use of Paid Best Buy Informants Goes Deeper Than We... by hnaccy on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @09:03PM (#16533791)
There's likely an affirmative defense, e.g., less than three images and you took reasonable measures to destroy them.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2252A

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Re:FBI's Use of Paid Best Buy Informants Goes Deeper Than We... by gizmo686 on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @09:30PM (#16533881)
That less than three image requirement seems really strict. If my browser were to simply pre-fetch a child porn site, I would probably have more than 3 illegal images on my computer.
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Re:FBI's Use of Paid Best Buy Informants Goes Deeper Than We... by AFNobody on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @10:02PM (#16533970)
If there is a limit and the goal is offense, you simply send double it.
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