Stopping Child Porn
Computer imaging technology gets put to work to fight child porn fast—five-millisecond-fast.
Not so long ago, those who trafficked in pornographic images of children kept to the shadows, operating their nefarious business far from mainstream channels. Then along came the Internet. The advent of instant publishing and file sharing has opened a global e-marketplace for child porn, with law enforcement lagging far behind tech-savvy traffickers.
Hany Farid, a computer scientist from Dartmouth College, was appalled to learn that not only is this illicit business booming, “but the children...
Want more? Sorry, the full text of this article is only available to subscribers. Subscribe now.
Already a subscriber? Please log in by entering your email address and password into the red login box at the top-right corner of this page.
Need to register for your premium online access, which is included with your paid subscription? Register here.
Ai-Jen Poo, cofounder and director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, is leading a movement of US home care workers.
The knowledge, skill, and compassion of the health care community can help stop modern slavery.
A case study on how the Human Rights Campaign successfully used online cause marketing.
Lessons for entrepreneurs abound in the new biography on Molly Melching’s work.
One of 16 special essays on how the field of social innovation has evolved and what challenges remain ahead.
As Obama addresses the most diverse Congress in history, a look at the state of diversity in the union of philanthropy.
Conservative, morality-based views on abortion clash with global health and development in Latin America.
A look at policy reform in Argentina and implications for the United States.
