Internet Watch Foundation

Image Analyser joins the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to contribute to the ongoing battle against illegal content on the Internet.

 

The IWF is the only recognised organisation in the UK operating an internet ‘Hotline’ for the public and IT professionals to report their inadvertent exposure to potentially illegal content online such as: child sexual abuse images hosted anywhere in the world ; criminally obscene content hosted in the UK; and, incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK

 

The IWF works in partnership with companies such as Image Analyser and with UK Government departments such as the Home Office, the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) to influence initiatives and programmes developed to combat online abuse.

 

Peter Robbins, IWF CEO, said “We are delighted to welcome Image Analyser to our membership. Without operational funding from our industry member companies and their support of our wider aims and principles, we could not have achieved such success in virtually eradicating child sexual abuse content hosted on UK networks. In partnership, we will continue to help to foster trust and reassurance in the internet for current and future internet users. This is effective self-regulation in practice and we look forward to working with Image Analyser in the future.”

 

Cris Pikes, Image Analyser CEO, said “The information security community shares a common aim of making the Internet a safe environment for all legitimate users.  We are delighted to be able to bring Image Analyser’s technology to the battle against illegal images on the Internet. We help protect the millions of users who rely on content security software to safeguard themselves, their families and employees from inadvertent exposure to the ‘dark side’ of the Internet.”

 

Image Analyzer technology delivers higher rates of accurate pornography detection and ensures that clean image content is delivered directly to users with minimal occurrences of false positives.

 

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The IWF is the only recognised organisation in the UK operating an internet ‘Hotline’ for the public and IT professionals to report their inadvertent exposure to potentially illegal content online.  Our aim is to minimise the availability of potentially illegal internet content, specifically: child sexual abuse images hosted anywhere in the world; criminally obscene content hosted in the UK; incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK

 

We work in partnership with UK Government departments such as the Home Office, the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to influence initiatives and programmes developed to combat online abuse. This dialogue goes beyond the UK and Europe, to ensure greater awareness of global issues and responsibilities.

 

We are a self-regulatory body, funded by the EU and the wider online industry. This includes internet service providers (ISPs), mobile operators and manufacturers, content service providers, telecommunications and filtering companies, search providers and the financial sector as well as blue-chip and other organisations who support us for corporate social responsibility reasons.

  

Through the 'Hotline' reporting system, we help ISPs to combat abuse of their services through a ‘notice and take-down’ service by alerting them to any potentially illegal content within our remit on their systems and simultaneously inviting the police to investigate the publisher.

 

In partnership with many organisations we strive to create continued awareness of the role and purpose of the IWF and aim to foster trust and reassurance in the internet for current and future users.

 

IWF is an incorporated charity, limited by guarantee.  Charity No. 1112398.

T: +44 (0) 1223 237 700  E: media@iwf.org.uk

 

Image Analyser Ltd develops image recognition technology which can identify inappropriate or pornographic images in digital data transmission. The company incorporates proprietary ‘best of breed’ technology developed by individuals who possess years of experience in the IT security market. The company was formed to provide technology on an OEM basis worldwide to major IT software and hardware vendors across a broad range of market sectors, including email and web, telecommunications, online storage, and network forensics. The company has offices in the UK, USA and Asia. www.image-analyzer.com or +44 (0)870 041 1166