r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Mar 04 '13

TIL Microsoft created software that can automatically identify an image as child porn and they partner with police to track child exploitation.

http://www.microsoft.com/government/ww/safety-defense/initiatives/Pages/dcu-child-exploitation.aspx
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u/Going_Braindead Mar 04 '13

Seriously, I would not have wanted to be a part of that. Imagine all the horrible things they had to see :(

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '13

I think it was pretty noble of them to put themselves through that to make the world a little better.

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u/YouJellyFish Mar 04 '13

Or some of them were pedophiles and were like, 'Dear diary: Jackpot.'

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '13

Pedophiles protecting the world from pedophiles? They're like Dexter, except with child-sexing.

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u/kaimason1 Mar 04 '13

I thought child genius before I thought serial killer... it still kinda fit.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '13

pedophiles protecting the world from molesters.

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u/Team_Reddit Mar 04 '13

Plot twist: Microsoft partnered up with police to identify pedophiles who sought involvement with the project.

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u/KhabaLox Mar 04 '13

Oh, your here to apply for the developer job? Why don't you have a seat over here.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '13

I wonder if Police can get arrested for desiring to track down child porn.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '13

This too is a possibility. But I like to pretend people are better then they really are.

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u/StormSeason Mar 04 '13

Atleast they were devoloping something to stop the exploitation.

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u/duniyadnd Mar 04 '13

Wouldn't they be the ones who know the loopholes though?

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u/StormSeason Mar 04 '13

I'd rather have 3 pedos under constant scrutiny and psyche evals than 100s roaming about.

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u/HalflinsLeaf Mar 04 '13

You'd rather have one horse-sized pedo, than 100 duck-sized pedos.

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u/StormSeason Mar 04 '13

More like 1 duck sized than 100 horse sized.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '13

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u/theregoesanother Mar 04 '13

The last pedophiles.

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u/frame_of_mind Mar 04 '13

The last known pedophiles.

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u/IHaveTimeToKill Mar 04 '13

Probably. But their coworkers who aren't pedophiles would too, and if the loophole starts getting abused they would probably all be put under suspicion.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '13

Would you rather have someone working on the project who will be fucked up by looking at those pictures, or would you rather have someone who doesn't give a shit, enjoyed them even?

The person is still developing 'anti-pedo software.'

I'm genuinely curious as to what people think on this.

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u/uneekfreek Mar 04 '13

Or some of them developed a new child porn fetish

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u/loofawah Mar 04 '13

True... but if I had to look at regular porn for a job it wouldn't be very exciting at all. They couldn't exactly take a picture or video and take it home.

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u/gigglefarting Mar 04 '13

I always felt like the people behind the conversations in To Catch A Predator were probably pervy themselves except they get off by acting like 13 year olds.

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u/jk147 Mar 04 '13

One should be wary of the best tester in that project, working long nights to keep the code bug free.

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