The ‘non-profit start-up’ Thorn, founded by actor Ashton Kutcher, is a driving force behind the EU’s campaign to scan the net for child abuse material. Newly public documents and financial information obtained by Follow the Money reveal the blurred boundaries between Thorn’s do-good public face and the powerful business behind it.

How Ashton Kutcher’s ‘non-profit start-up’ makes millions from the EU’s fight against child abuse on the net::The ‘non-profit start-up’ Thorn, founded by actor Ashton Kutcher, is a driving force behind the EU’s campaign to scan the net for child abuse material. Newly public documents and financial information obtained by Follow the Money reveal the blurred boundaries between Thorn’s do-good public face and the powerful business behind it.

  • Bernie EcclestonedEnglish
    8•1 year ago

    Right, so I guess the software is doing that prior to it being encrypted and sent.

    Is the problem that it could do more than just scan for CSAM, ie. Anything that the government, or dictator, decides?

    • @ultranautEnglish
      7•1 year ago

      That’s exactly the risk. There’s no way to implement this type of client side scanning without building infrastructure that can then also be used to scan for other things.