DOJ steps up child porn fight, plan regulates digital cameras

[Phillip H. Zakas]

i'll resist the urge to point out farm animal skin tones probably weren't
filtered, either. eieio.



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[mailto:owner-cypherpunks at Algebra.COM]On Behalf Of Alan Olsen
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 12:00 AM
To: David Honig
Cc: Phillip H. Zakas; Ray Dillinger; Declan McCullagh;
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Subject: RE: DOJ steps up child porn fight, plan regulates digital
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On Mon, 2 Apr 2001, David Honig wrote:

> but while working
> >for aol i remember companies trying to sell me on the concept of
'anti-porn'
> >pic filtering software.  it worked by looking for a high percentage of
flesh
> >tones in a pic.
>
> Yeah but all that blue latex and black leather screws up the pinkfilter.
> To say nothing of the feathers, whipped cream, or blood.

Or that not all people are pink.

This sounds like an interesting descrimination suit waiting to happen. ]:>

"Your porn filter descriminates for people of color!"

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