Published intelligence
State v. Rauch Sharak
- Jurisdiction
- Wisconsin
- Date
- February 24, 2026
- Topic / pillar
- Cyber — Cyber governance & policy · Cyber — unclassified
Summary
Cybersecurity law State v. Rauch Sharak, 2026 WI 4, is a February 24, 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court decision addressing the private search doctrine in the context of Google's automated scanning of user content for child sexual abuse material. The court held that Google's AI-powered CSAM scanning of user files constitutes a private search, and that law enforcement's subsequent access to flagged content did not constitute a government search requiring Fourth Amendment justification, applying the private search doctrine to modern AI content moderation systems.
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