That's a really cool process, with kind of a disappointing resolution. "We tracked the criminals right to the very beach where it happened!" "Oh, where was that?" "At a resort town where it's...
That's a really cool process, with kind of a disappointing resolution.
"We tracked the criminals right to the very beach where it happened!"
"Oh, where was that?"
"At a resort town where it's already known that half the population are victims of this sort of crime!"
"Ok... good job?"
That's true, but I assume that there's some reason that Europol asked for assistance tracking down information about those photos. Being able to trace those photos to a particular place and time...
That's true, but I assume that there's some reason that Europol asked for assistance tracking down information about those photos. Being able to trace those photos to a particular place and time might help fill in some gaps in what they know about the subject's history, the photographer's history, or something similar.
Knowing when and where the photographs were taken could also be used to identify suspects based on known travel histories. Strangely enough, I was actually in that town at a hotel just down the...
Knowing when and where the photographs were taken could also be used to identify suspects based on known travel histories.
Strangely enough, I was actually in that town at a hotel just down the street this summer and definitely remember walking past the remains of that development. I actually have a photo that shows the white sign they using during the location verification.
Fair enough. I think of the problem as insurmountable and the criminals as too numerous and distant to subject to the law, but perhaps this sort of forensics can change that. The world would be a...
Fair enough. I think of the problem as insurmountable and the criminals as too numerous and distant to subject to the law, but perhaps this sort of forensics can change that. The world would be a much better place for it, if so.
The second part of this article has been released now, showing the process of figuring out the location and time period of another set of images: Two Europol StopChildAbuse Images Geolocated: Part...
That's a really cool process, with kind of a disappointing resolution.
"We tracked the criminals right to the very beach where it happened!"
"Oh, where was that?"
"At a resort town where it's already known that half the population are victims of this sort of crime!"
"Ok... good job?"
From a technical perspective it's very cool.
That's true, but I assume that there's some reason that Europol asked for assistance tracking down information about those photos. Being able to trace those photos to a particular place and time might help fill in some gaps in what they know about the subject's history, the photographer's history, or something similar.
Knowing when and where the photographs were taken could also be used to identify suspects based on known travel histories.
Strangely enough, I was actually in that town at a hotel just down the street this summer and definitely remember walking past the remains of that development. I actually have a photo that shows the white sign they using during the location verification.
Fair enough. I think of the problem as insurmountable and the criminals as too numerous and distant to subject to the law, but perhaps this sort of forensics can change that. The world would be a much better place for it, if so.
The second part of this article has been released now, showing the process of figuring out the location and time period of another set of images: Two Europol StopChildAbuse Images Geolocated: Part II — Cambodia