Google announced over the weekend it is spearheading an initiative to build a picture-sharing database aimed at ridding the Web of child pornography. The company’s new database will rely on “hashing” technology; once an image has been flagged as offensive, it uses an algorithm to identify that photo elsewhere on the Web. While Google has been using hashing technology since 2008, the updated program will include encrypted “fingerprints” of photos that display child abuse or pornography on a cross-industry platform.
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Google to Pit Technology Against Child Pornographers
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani June 17, 2013 11:44 AMGoogle announced over the weekend it is spearheading an initiative to build a picture-sharing database aimed at ridding the Web of child pornography. The company’s new database will rely on “hashing” technology; once an image has been flagged as offensive, it uses an algorithm to identify that photo elsewhere on the Web. While Google has been using hashing technology since 2008, the updated program will include encrypted “fingerprints” of photos that display child abuse or pornography on a cross-industry platform.