If someone were to stick a USB device into your computer that can automatically detect pornographic images, what would they find? Apparently, Paraben’s thumb drive can do just that.
The Porn Detection Stick has implemented a number of methods and algorithms to analyze each image to determine if it may be pornographic in nature. Image Cleanup – within virtual memory, the software cleans up the image for optimum analysis. Skin Detection – this identifies skin tones and texture within the image. Background Elimination – this eliminates background objects from foreground objects so background objects don’t skew the results. Edge Detection – identifies the edges of objects. Body Part Separation – separates body parts into separate masses. Negative Curvature Rejection – eliminates objects with negative curves. Elimination – eliminates other objects. Face Detection – identifies faces within the image. Body Part Layout Decision – maps body part distribution and image layout. Decision – classifies image based on data.
Using this series of methods, the Porn Detection Stick is able to filter over 99% of non-pornographic images from a system leaving you with a fraction of the images on a computer to look at. A computer with a 500 GB hard drive was searched using the Porn Detection Stick. Within an hour and a half, the entire computer was searched and over 72,000 images were analyzed producing only around 400 false positive results. That’s less than 0.006%.
Frightening, but any modern porn connoisseur knows that videos are where it’s at. So that 1TB drive you have dedicated to this purpose is safe…for now.
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