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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. Microsoft? by deutschemonte · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It is the last sign of the apocolypse.

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  2. Only on Slashdot by TheCabal · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Can the fact that Microsoft is involved with a project totally negate the fact that it's fighting crime and Open Source.

    Let's exchange Microsoft with say... The BSD Project.

    Headline: "The BSD Team releases Open Source tool to help fight Child Porn"

    Slashdot: "Oh this is the greatest thing in the world! Hugz and kisses!", then then many lengthy 'me too' posts on how Open Source really, really rules and this is the kind of stuff that will put OS on the map.

    Some Slashdot users: "In Soviet Russia, child porn fights you!"