Microsoft joins the fight against child pornographyMarch 19, 2012 - 22:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Microsoft is helping to join the fight against child pornography with technology developed by its Microsoft Research division, Neowin reports. On March 19, the company announced it is teaming up with software company NetClean to provide its PhotoDNA image matching software for free to law enforcement officials, specifically to combat child pornography. PhotoDNA was developed to help match one image with others that are similar. The technology makes a unique digital image signature that can be compared to the digital signatures of other images to find matches. The software was created for online service providers such as Facebook to help find and eliminate child pornography images. However, Microsoft later received requests from law enforcement groups to have PhotoDNA be made available to them. “By arming law enforcement with this powerful technology, our goal is to help expedite investigations, limit officer exposure to the corrosive effects of viewing child rape images, and strengthen law enforcement’s ability to quickly identify and rescue victims and get child abusers off the street,” Microsoft said. The tool will be offered in a number of different ways. PhotoDNA will be included as part of the NetClean Analyst toolset and will also be integrated into the The Child Exploitation Tracking System, a global law enforcement tool. In addition, Microsoft will offer direct licensing of the PhotoDNA source code to law enforcement groups. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |