[Wired] Extent of Google’s renewed battle against online child abuse revealed

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Google has tweaked its algorithm to limit search results for suspected child sexual abuse queries, implemented Microsoft’s digital fingerprint technology to tag illegal images and is developing a similar system to detect and delete film footage showing illegal activities. These measures in the
technology giant’s renewed battle against online child sexual abuse were announced by Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt today in the Daily Mail, hours ahead of an « internet safety » summit taking place at Downing Street. […]

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