Facebook Scanning for Child Porn, Missing Kids

[exfileme]

Facebook is using Microsoft's PhotoDNA to track down images of child porn and missing children.

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[dread_cthulhu]

Good... this NEEDS to be done! Thank you Facebook, lets put some scumbags behind bars!

 

[grieve]

Great software, i didn't know it existed until now...

Every website who hosts images should impliment this!

 

[johnsmithhatesVLC]

"to search for pictures matching those stored in the NCMEC database." So they have a huge collection of child pornography? Wow.

 

[ericburnby]

Great idea.

Except the part about ANNOUNCING that you're doing it so now pedophiles can take care not to post images to Facebook.

 

[sliem]

This should be installed on all computers, along with hidden device that notifies the police.

 

[squallypie]

Although the intention is good in this situation, these technologies can also be misused. just saying.

 

[house70]

[citation][nom]squallypie[/nom]Although the intention is good in this situation, these technologies WILL be misused. just saying.[/citation]
fixed it for ya.

Also, same website spammers and still no filtering from Toms... pathetic.

 

[papaswedine]

This should be installed on all computers, along with hidden device that notifies the police.

Yes... so it can slow down my computer and inflict on my basic freedoms...

 

[house70]

[citation][nom]sliem[/nom]This should be installed on all computers, along with hidden device that notifies the police.[/citation]
So next time when you have a bazillion pop-ups on your screen, and one of them is linking to a dirty site, cops can come and knock down your door. It's in your cache and your cookies, so you can not prove that was a pop-up and not something you clicked on intentionally.
That should serve you right.
And I do not mean you, literally, but thousands of average PC users that do not know how to prevent or block such attacks.
Think about it... it could be one of your older relatives.

 

[Khimera2000]

so... when is apple suppose to come out and say they invented it first?

 

[Khimera2000]

and yes im posting back to back just because of the spam... is it me or is the spamming getting worse??? why do I only see it so bad here? I havent really seen any other sights where i could click on every new article and find the same spam message within 5 to 10 min of the story being launched. Its just getting bad, and is really unexpected that the sight is having such a hard time compared to others 0.o

I remember when it was just one... or two spam hits. This story has 5 as of my posting and its still the same day where im at.

pleas at least police your new stories.

 

[oxxfatelostxxo]

"to search for pictures matching those stored in the NCMEC database." So they have a huge collection of child pornography? Wow.

No the database is for missing children.... concentrate when reading =P

 

[Guest]

->Great idea.

->Except the part about ANNOUNCING that you're doing it so now pedophiles can take care not ->to post images to Facebook.

Agree with you!

 

[Guest]

First Skynet, now Skydrive. I'm not liking this........

 

[virtualban]

[citation][nom]Dimitriosk12[/nom]->Great idea.->Except the part about ANNOUNCING that you're doing it so now pedophiles can take care not ->to post images to Facebook.Agree with you![/citation]
I agree with you, and I only hope they have implemented it already and this is just a facade to justify how they got the data, but they have pinpointed the criminals already and investigations are under way but not publicly shown. Just as the "every kid on the internet is a FBI agent in disguise" saying that goes with the internet rules.

 

[Guest]

from FBs point of view:

announce it & then people wont do it/pull pics etc. There will then be a lot less work for them to do as there will be fewer cases to deal with and less bad press at how much was being shared on their network.

 

[nekatreven]

I think this kind of thing is great when it is done with enough sense and disclosure to quell most of the privacy concerns. I feel like they are handling this well.

Just don't ever mix up the handling routines of the identified missing children with the one for the kiddie porn...now that would be a nightmare:

"Have you seen this naked child?"

 

[Guest]

Does anyone consider the ramifications of this? Besides this being a pathetic fishing expedition, they unwittingly admit it! Quote: "more than two billion digital pictures across both services, uncovering 1,000 matches on SkyDrive and 1,500 matches through Bing image indexing." Two billion searches without a warrant, yielding a pathetic 3500 offenders? My god, these people have to be so fucking stupid anyway, they are probably exposing themselves at playgrounds and would be quickly enough apprehended! Quit sacrificing your civil rights, privacy, and freedom for security sheeple!

 

[eiskrystal]

So if my pictures are misidentified they will instantly be deleted...and i'll probably be getting a visit from the police.

Now i'm happy i left FB.