CALIFORNIA - the world's most popular social network, Facebook, in partnership with technology giant Microsoft to combat the exploitation of child pornography.
As reported by The Age, Monday (05/23/2011), Facebook will use technology developed by Microsoft PhotoDNA and Dartmouth College computer science professor, Hany Farid, to match the photos on Facebook with a database of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
"We think this will make a difference and we are pleased to be part of this partnership," said Assistant General Counsel Facebook Chris Sonderby.
Associate General Counsel for Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit PhotoDNA Bill Harmon claims that have been analyzed more than two billion digital photos in Microsoft services and found approximately 1000 photos that fit in SkyDrive and another 1500 through the photo index Bing.
"This is a very efficient technology and will not slow down the network. PhotoDNA has scanned more than 2 billion photos without mistakes, "said Farid in his presentation.
PhotoDNA will memintai hundreds of millions of photos uploaded to Facebook every day to Facebook and block the photographs which was considered as child pornography. This technology is expected to bring the police find the perpetrators of child pornography.
In addition, PhotoDNA also will examine the photos uploaded on Facebook to look for children who are reported missing. Because, although escaped from the family, adolescents tend to continue to use social networking sites to get in touch with their friends. (Defanie Arianti - Okezone)
