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Project Arachnid and IWF CSAM Detection

Project Arachnid and the Internet Watch Foundation's automated crawlers scan web pages for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) using hashing and signature techniques.

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Jan 7, 2026

If a file in cloud storage is exposed via a publicly accessible URL, indexed link can the IWF or Project Arachnid or FBI scan it for CSAM through web crawlers?

If a file in cloud storage is exposed via a publicly accessible URL or an indexed link, proactive crawlers run by civil-society bodies such as Project Arachnid and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) ...

Jan 7, 2026

can "secure cloud storage" used by file hosting companies able to be crawled by things like project aracnhid and the IWF carlwer

Project Arachnid and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) run automated crawlers that scan web pages and compare media against databases of known child sexual abuse material (CSAM) using hashing and si...