LogFAQs > #956862501

thedicemaster posted...

AI isn't involved.
they don't detect new images.

your phone gets a list of "fingerprints" of confirmed bad images, and it makes a list of "fingerprints" of your images.
it then compares these lists to see if there are any matches.

I highly doubt there isn't some level of AI involved with this, but you are right about the "Fingerprints". Google tracker tags are one pixel big, and can fit into any picture or document. That is one of many style trackers.

Also in regards to it being run by the government and being inefficient. That is also true, but this is the USA. So naturally the private sector is involved and the government has them tracking things under certain guidelines (which are anything but transparent). With a combination of these sites and apps, all information can be gathered about you.

• Amazon knows everything you buy
• Google/Apple knows everywhere you go (both physically and digitally)
• Facebook/Snapchat/Social Media know all of your friends and network connections

Then you have all the other apps and companies, Microsoft, Uber, the rewards card from your grocery store, that newsletter you subscribe too...

My question regarding this specific use case designed to catch pedophiles, is how much of this is really software? At this point I have to start thinking about integrated hardware that's able to circumvent things like blockers because it's built into the phone.