RE: NASA HQ Raided In Kiddie Porn Probe

["StyleWar" <stylewar () cox net>]

Umm - my guess is that it's not particularly different, and the software
package simply looks for an interesting number of pixels within a certain
range....too many of one color is probably going to be nekkidness.

I bet it could be readily defeated if someone had a mind to though. :)
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org 
> [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Drsolly
> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 2:05 PM
> To: Fergie
> Cc: funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: Re: [funsec] NASA HQ Raided In Kiddie Porn Probe
>
> 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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> >
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