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From how I read it: Google match all images to a database of file hashes. I wonder whether they do it for redundancy purposes like Dropbox, or whether it's ent
by kmfrk 13y ago
From how I read it: Google match all images to a database of file hashes.
I wonder whether they do it for redundancy purposes like Dropbox, or whether it's entirely to crack down on child pornography.
- greenyoda 13y agoIf they only did it to remove redundant pictures, they would have no way of knowing that a given image was porn; all they'd know was that it was identical to some other image on their servers.
- duskwuff 13y agoSee: http://www.missingkids.com/Exploitation/Industry http://www.missingkids.com/Exploitation/Industry There is apparently both a database of MD5 hashes of "known bad" image files, as well as a "PhotoDNA" system for fuzzy image matching.