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CSAM detection and hashing

Using cryptographic hashing to detect CSAM

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Jan 25, 2026
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How do hash‑based CSAM detection systems work and why do they fail for AI‑generated images?

works by converting known illegal images into compact digital fingerprints (hashes) and scanning uploads for matches, a method that reliably finds previously identified material but only that material...

Jan 7, 2026
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how realistic is it that an ip address found to have downloaded csam from a file hosting site with ambiguous name in a larger scale investigation would be further invegstigaged and arrested

It is plausible—but far from automatic—that an IP address flagged for downloading CSAM from an ambiguously named file on a larger investigation will lead to further inquiry; industry reports are route...