Child pornography is a huge problem online. With the explosion of the Internet, there has also been an explosion of exploitation. While Microsoft has developed technology that has made it possible for such exploitation to take place, they are also taking strides to combat it.
In 2009, in partnership with DCU and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Microsoft worked with Dartmouth to develop PhotoDNA. This is an image-matching technology that aids in finding and removing horrific child pornography images from the Internet. Microsoft then donated the technology to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
They then set up an PhotoDNA-based program for online service providers in order for them to find and stop the spread of child pornography. Microsoft has also implemented this technology on their own services, included Bing and Hotmail. This has resulted in thousands of pornographic images being removed from online.
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