R. v. Sendel

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Alcohol/Drug abuse as a defence in a case involving sextortion and exploitation of minor girls

R. v. Sendel 2023 QCCQ 6210 In the Court of Quebec Case Number 500-01-195505-190 Before Judge Salvatore Mascia Decided on September 21, 2023 Relevancy of the Case: Alcohol/Drug abuse as a defence in a case involving sextortion and exploitation of … Read More

R. v. Sinclair

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Appeal against the sentencing hearing in a case of child luring, possession of child pornography, extortion, and distribution of child pornography

R. v. Sinclair 2022 MBCA 65 In the Court of Appeal of Manitoba Dockets AR21-30-09646 and AR21-30-09649 Before Justice F.M. Steel, Justice W.J. Burnett, and K.I. Simonsen Decided on August 12, 2022 Relevancy of the Case: Appeal against the sentencing … Read More

United States v. Angevine

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Claiming privacy as a defence for storing child sexual abuse material on office computer

United States v. Angevine 281 F.3d 1130 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Case Number 01-6097 Before Senior Circuit Judge Brorby, Circuit Judge Seymour, and Circuit Judge Ebel Decided on February 22, 2002 Relevancy of … Read More

Abhiram v. State of Kerala

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Bail application in a case involving watching and downloading of child sexual abuse material (CSAM)

Abhiram v. State of Kerala In the High Court of Kerala B.A. 1584/2023 Before Justice A. Badharudeen Decided on March 31, 2023 Relevancy of the Case: Bail application in a case involving watching and downloading of child sexual abuse material … Read More

Detecting CSAM: Through Hashing and Intermediaries

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Detecting CSAM, Hashing, and Intermediaries

Governments across the globe frequently claim child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and potential terrorist activity as justifications to support backdoors in encryption-based services. Big tech companies continue to face pressure while offering end-to-end encrypted services. Is the roll-out of on-device … Read More

Regina v. Matthew Millen

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Taking defence as a cyber volunteer in an appeal arising out of conviction in a child sexual abuse case

Regina v. Matthew Millen [2021] EWCA Crim 1471 In the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division Case Number 2021/00528/B5 Before Lord Justice Holroyde, Justice Holgate, and Justice Cockerill Decided on October 05, 2021 Relevancy of the case: Taking defence as a … Read More

Nizamuddin v. State of Karnataka

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Bail application in a case involving uploading of children's obscene photos and videos

Nizamuddin v. State of Karnataka In the High Court of Karnataka Criminal Petition 294/2022 Before Justice H.P. Sandesh Decided on January 21, 2022 Relevancy of the case: Bail application in a case involving uploading of children’s obscene photos and videos … Read More

Muhammed Bilal v. State of Kerala

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Bail application in a case involving downloading, storing, and sharing child pornography

Muhammed Bilal v. State of Kerala In the High Court of Kerala Bail Appl. 1605/2022 Before Justice Gopinath P. Decided on March 11, 2022 Relevancy of the case: Bail application in a case involving downloading, storing, and sharing child pornography … Read More