A story on Facebook and its efforts to counter child pornography reveals that the social network scans all uploaded photos. According to the article, “every picture uploaded by Facebook users is run through a program called “Photo DNA,†he said, to look for possible matches with offenders. The company saves […]
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The Canadian Home and School Federation is a national, non-profit and non-partisan umbrella organization for provincial affiliates representing parents committed to improving the quality of education available to their children. The CHSF submitted a brief on C-32 in January 2011 that included the following recommendation: Bill C-32 should be amended […]
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