Historical role
What the organisation contributed
Microsoft's PhotoDNA became a prominent system for identifying known child sexual abuse material by comparing image signatures rather than requiring repeated human inspection.
Why it mattered
Reduces the inability of finite human institutions to inspect and govern immense digital information flows.
Connected topics
Where this fits in ITEM
Evidence
Sources and further reading
- The History of Microsoft: 1975
Microsoft · Microsoft Learn · 2009
- Altair BASIC Interpreter Source Tape
Computer History Museum · Computer History Museum
- PhotoDNA
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