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Google's email scanning

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"Google has revealed the identity of a user storing images of child
abuse on his Gmail account to police in the US, flagging up the fact
that the US tech giant is scanning users email for illegal activity.

[...] This is the first time that the company has been shown to scan
emails for images of child abuse.

The company has previously said that it watches for this type of content
by creating a database of ‘hashes’ – unique codes that correspond to
known images of abuse and that allow the company to ‘look’ for abusive
content without examining the image itself or keeping a permanent
database of abusive content.

[...] The Independent understands that the company does not keep an eye
out for “other forms” of illegal activity such as digital piracy or hate
speech."

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/google-tips-off-us-police-to-man-storing-images-of-child-abuse-on-his-gmail-account-9647551.html

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Google's email scanning Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-08-05 05:44 +0100
  Re: Google's email scanning Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2014-08-05 14:43 -0700
    Re: Google's email scanning Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-08-06 01:34 +0000
      Re: Google's email scanning Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2014-08-07 10:20 -0700
        Re: Google's email scanning Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-08-08 23:12 +0000
          Re: Google's email scanning Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2014-08-08 22:19 -0700
  Re: Google's email scanning john <nospam@no.net> - 2014-08-19 12:57 -0800
    Re: Google's email scanning Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-08-20 08:45 +0000

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