Microsoft announced today that it’s launching a cloud version of its PhotoDNA service, which helps law enforcement agencies and businesses identify illegal images, including those depicting sexual abuse of children, from massive photo libraries. PhotoDNA has been around since 2009, when it was developed by Microsoft in collaboration with Darthmouth College. Since then, its on-premise version has been used by more than 70 companies and organizations including Facebook and Twitter, but required substantial time, money and expertise to run it. The new PhotoDNA Cloud Service is easier to set up and deploy from Microsoft’s Azure platform, and businesses can sign…
This story continues at The Next Web