Microsoft also scans attachments, e-mail child pornography

Just as Google scans Microsoft the attachments of e-mail child pornography, according to a new case over which the BBC message. An American was recently arrested when he, through his Live.com account child pornography tried to send.

It is unknown whether the software giant from Redmond of all users, the attachments are scans or only from administrators who already suspect that they have child pornography in their possession; that is, on the basis of this case cannot be determined. Microsoft came to the man on the trail, when he the image of a young girl who through Microsoft’s PhotoDNA software was recognized as child pornography saved on his OneDrive-web storage, writes the BBC.

Google confirmed Tuesday that it is the attachments of e-mail that users send through Gmail scan for child pornography with a private system. Both companies will tip a by the Us Congress established the non-profit organization if they are child pornography is found. The companies are then obliged info by playing.

Microsoft also has in its terms and conditions for the Netherlands are that the automated systems commitment to scan for child pornography. Until recently, however, many users are not clear that also the images in non-state services as OneDrive be scanned.

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