Re: NASA HQ Raided In Kiddie Porn Probe

[Vicky Røde <aptgetd () gmail com>]

Fergie wrote:
> Amazing, ain't it? Learn something new every day. ;-)
>
> Somehow, I'm sure we're not getting 'the rest of the story'
> and there are certain technical details omitted from this story,
> which is one of the reasons I found it 'interesting'.
>
> Does anyone know anything about the technical details of the
> 'Web ContExt' thingy they mentioned?
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Same here, I'm interested in knowing what "skin tone filtering system"
are they talking about.



regards,
/virendra

> - ferg
>
>
>
> -- Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com> wrote:
>
> I hadn't realised that the skin tone of people under 18, was different 
> from those over 18. You learn something new every day.
>
> On Fri, 31 Mar 2006, Fergie wrote:
>
>
> > This is not fun, but interesting.
> >
> > Further along in the Smoking Gun article, the interesting part:
> >
> > "The NASA system, dubbed Web ContExt, is apparently a
> > state-of-the-art application that used a 'skin tone filtering
> > system' to determine that Robinson was viewing child porn from
> > his office computer, most recently in January, according to the
> > affidavit."
> >
> > Via The Smoking Gun.
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > The Washington headquarters of NASA was raided this week as part of a kiddie porn probe targeting an executive with 
> > the space agency, The Smoking Gun has learned.
> >
> > On Wednesday morning, federal investigators seized a laptop computer, a hard drive, CDs, and other material from the 
> > office of James Robinson, who was present when agents with NASA's inspector general executed a search warrant at his 
> > E Street office.
> >
> > According to an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court, Robinson, 42, used his office computer (and another in his 
> > Virginia home) to trade and examine illegal image and videos.
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > More here:
> > http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0331061nasa1.html
> >
> > - ferg
>
>
> --
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