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Jul202020NetClean
Keyword Matching
In the search for child sexual abuse material, keyword matching is used for matching words or phrases, in filenames or in text, that have been listed as suspicious and worth investigating.
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Jun122020Guest Writer
Artificial Intelligence will be a major game changer
The technological development that is having the single most impact on child sexual abuse investigations is Artificial Intelligence (AI). I have used AI for many years now and in the past two or three years there have been some incredible developments.
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May192020NetClean
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence, AI, and machine learning is increasingly being used in child sexual abuse investigations, by helping to recognise, categorise…
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May072020Guest Writer
Promoting Freedom of Expression while fully Supporting Fight against Child Sexual Abuse Material
Telia Company’s human rights commitments cover a number of responsible business focus areas, including one on freedom of expression (led by me, Patrik Hiselius) and one on children’s rights (led by me, Heddy Ring). In this blog we share with you how our interests merge.
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Apr222020NetClean
Robust Hashing
Like binary hashing technology, robust hashing is used to fingerprint and discover online child sexual abuse material on a content level.
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Apr032020NetClean
What happens to the consumption of child sexual abuse material when millions of people work from home?
Work computers are used to download, consume and share child sexual abuse material, and we know that this criminal behaviour increases when employees remove computers from the office. As the Coronavirus has restricted our daily life and many employees now work from home, we risk seeing an increase in this behaviour.
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Mar272020NetClean
Methods available to stop stop child sexual abuse material
To effectively fight the spread of child sexual abuse material, different technologies must be applied by all by all who use the internet and have an interest in making it a safe space for future generations, which includes viable business planning.
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Mar272020NetClean
Binary Hashing
Binary hashing is used to fingerprint and discover online child sexual abuse material on a content level, i.e. it identifies the actual images and videos depicting child sexual abuse. Hashing technology is a secure, fast and reliable technology that is used in various ways, e.g. in detection tools, digital investigation tools and crawlers.
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Mar252020Anna Borgström
COVID-19 presents an increased risk of child sexual exploitation
Due to the closing of schools as a result of the Corona virus, experts agree that children will have an increased online presence and will be at an inadvertent risk. This week the FBI warned parents, educators, caregivers, and children about the dangers of online sexual exploitation and signs of child abuse.
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Mar092020Guest Writer
By using technology to our advantage we can prevent crime and safeguard children
Digital development has enabled offenders to produce and share child sexual abuse material at a previously impossible scale. In addition, the last decade’s development of social media platforms and gaming platforms has enabled offenders to reach children directly, and abuse them over the internet without meeting them in person, adding a new dimension to this crime. Live-streaming services, examined closer in this report, has pushed this development further.
