Understanding Hashing --- I wanted to understand better how hashing technologies are used to protect children online. I came across an article detailing a case involving Google’s automated system to monitor users for illegal activity.<br /> Google had to report to the authorities that it had ‘hashed’ files with child pornography content. The authorities carried out investigations that led to the detention of the suspect. The case opened up a legal debate on the acceptability of searches by private companies cooperating with the government. However, it is an example of how hashing technologies successfully identified harmful content and its eventual removal. Here is the story: https://www.bjcl.org/blog/hashing-it-out-how-an-automated-crackdown-on-child-pornography-is-shaping-the-fourth-amendment

Source author: Juan Feliciano Ascencio Moctezuma jascencio@sre.gob.mx