Just some food for thought about his data
They found 40 terabytes of CSAM.. Let me break that down for you. (Have they even charged him with this yet?)
Forty terabytes (TB) can hold approximately 2 million to 13 million photos, depending on the image format, quality, and resolution. [1, 2]
Because file sizes vary wildly, your actual storage capacity breaks down like this:
Smartphone Photos (1 MB - 5 MB): Approximately 8,000,000 to 40,000,000 photos. Standard iPhone/Android photos in HEIC or JPEG format generally fall into this range.
High-Quality DSLR/Mirrorless Photos (10 MB - 30 MB): Approximately 1,300,000 to 4,000,000 photos. This represents typical JPEG files straight from professional cameras.
Or if we are talking VIDEOS
40-terabyte (TB) storage drive can hold anywhere from 400 to 8,000 full-length videos depending on the resolution, length, and compression. [1]
The exact number translates to roughly 1,300 to 17,000 hours of footage. Here is a quick breakdown of what 40 TB can hold based on common formats:
4K UHD Video (High Quality): \(\approx 400\) movies (or about 400 to 650 hours)
1080p Full HD Video: \(\approx 1,500\) movies (or about 1,500 to 4,000 hours)
720p HD Video: \(\approx 4,000\) movies (or about 4,000 to 8,000 hours)
Standard Cellphone / Social Media Video: Up to 16,000 hours or more