Redmond, WA - Stuart Shepard for Family News In Focus is reporting that Microsoft has answered the call from police to help develop a system to categorize, organize, and track child pornography.
This moves Microsoft up an number of notches in my opinion of the company.
Shepard writes:
"The effort began when an exasperated Toronto police detective made a shot-in-the-dark e-mail plea to Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Last year, the Toronto Police Department seized more than two million child pornography images, according to Paula Knight, a spokeswoman for Microsoft Canada.
" 'That's a huge amount of data for them to actually have to go through,' Knight said. 'So, this system will allow them to put a much better process around that, so they can 1) process that kind of information; but 2) collaborate on that information across the country.' "
Microsoft has sunk $500,000.00 into the project so far. Which may not seem like a lot when you consider the worth of the company on the stock market but it doesn't diminish the fact that this is a good thing to be doing. And the company says they aren't looking to make money from this project but instead are trying to be a 'responsible leader.'
I'm glad to see they recognize the need to help stop this horrible crime against children, civilization, and innocence.
