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Don't keep such content on your phone; police will pick you up from your home. 10 people have been arrested.
Illegal Content on Phone: Delhi Police has arrested 10 people who are accused of storing and circulating content related to child sexual abuse.
Illegal Content On Phone: Content stored on your phone can even land you in jail. A similar case has recently come to light, where Delhi Police has arrested 10 people. They are accused of storing and circulating child sexual abuse content on their phones. Google's detection system provided information about this, and the police conducted a five-day operation to arrest these people. Police stated that the accused used cloud storage, social media platforms, and mobile apps to download, store, and distribute illegal content.
Google detects content stored on the phone.
Google uses hash matching and artificial intelligence to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on its services. Hash matching converts an image or video into a unique digital fingerprint, called a hash. Whenever a file is uploaded to Google's servers, the company's system compares its hash to the CSAM database. If it matches, the system automatically alerts users, without the need to open or even edit the file. If the system encounters material that doesn't already have a hash, Google uses its AI model to identify patterns. This allows it to detect new and edited content.
How does information from Google's system reach the police?
When Google's systems detect objectionable or illegal content, it removes it and reports it to the US-based National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). This report includes the content, account details, and other relevant information. NCMEC then forwards the report to the relevant country's law enforcement agencies, who investigate it.
Do not keep such content in your phone even by mistake.
In India, the downloading, storing, and sharing of child pornography is prohibited. No one can store or share such content on their phone or social media accounts. Anyone found doing so will face legal action. Action can be taken against them under the IT Act as well as the POCSO Act.
