Microsoft Helps Web Services Crack Down on Child Porn (Video) | ChildHub - Child Protection Hub
PC Mag reports that this week, Microsoft has released a cloud version of its software PhotoDNA, technology that helps identify and remove child pornography from the internet. The software is now available free of charge from the Azure Marketplace, making it easier and less expensive for companies to implement. Now, smaller companies like Flipboard can also implement the software, and it is no longer just limited to larger companies like Facebook.
The technology converts images into black-and-white renderings made of squares of uniform shapes and sizes, and gives each square a numerical value based on shading. These values are compared with values of other images to find matches.
Microsoft developed a short Youtube video on web-based exploitation of children to highlight how its software can be used by companies around the globe.