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Microsoft Collaborates On Child Porn Buster

Posted by Zonk on from the weirder-things-have-happened dept.

pmike_bauer writes "Microsoft and Canadian authorities on Thursday launched a software program designed to help police worldwide hunt down child porn traffickers. Police departments can use it free of charge." From the article: "The program was developed by Microsoft Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Toronto police, with the help of the Department of Homeland Security, Scotland Yard and Interpol." Update: 04/08 18:09 GMT by Z : Modified to reflect the fact that it's not Open Source.

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  1. Re:Microsft releasing OSS? *Blink* by daninbusiness · · Score: 5, Funny

    Win-win? As opposed to *nix-*nix?

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  2. YEA!!!!! by dfn5 · · Score: 4, Funny
    This is great. Microsoft is adopting Open Source. Now if they will just stop writing their software in binary.

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  3. I sure don't hope ... by cablepokerface · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft writes open source child porn buster

    Next weeks news item: Microsoft claims open source supports child porn

  4. Oooohhhh!!! by funny-jack · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, that's what it is! One of the local headline writers made it sound a little different.

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  5. Re:Noble cause, but by Speare · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think you mean "Neverland Security."

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  6. Re:Microsft releasing OSS? *Blink* by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 5, Funny
    No, it's not hard at all.
    Actually, it's harder than you think. Allow the Open Source Players to demonstrate:

    The Open Source Players present "You're a bad man!", by TripMaster Monkey.

    OSS guy: M$ is bad. They are evil.
    Average Joe: What do you mean??? They just did that anti-kiddie porn thing! I read it on CNN! And it's even Opened-Source!
    OSSG: Um..that's Open Source, and no, it's not, actually....you see, it's only free to law enfor...
    AJ: What's the matter with you??? You're against someone who's anti-child porn? You must be pro-child porn!!!
    OSSG: What? No! That's not...
    AJ: I bet you are! You're probably a Nazi too, aren't you?
    OSSG: Now that doesn't even make sense...
    AJ: You're a BAD MAN! Think of the children, man!
    OSSG: But I...
    AJ: Nazi kiddie-porn peddler! Communist! Terrorist! GET HIM!!!
    OSSG: Yaaaargh!


    So, as you can see, it's indeed not wise to take a stand against M$, especially since they've so firmly established themselves in the Camp of Good.

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  7. Re:Microsft releasing OSS? *Blink* by OnlineAlias · · Score: 4, Funny
    and then you just whip out:

    OSSG:See this wookie? He is from Endor. Does that make any sense? No. It doesn't!
    AJ:Oh, my bad.

  8. Re:The real world just got a whole lot scarier by indifferent+children · · Score: 5, Funny
    Imagine, being arrested because some computer flagged your photos of your kittens as kiddie porn.

    No, "kitty porn" is not illegal (yet). Your collection is safe (for now).

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