Facebook software screens chats for criminal behaviour

[Jazzy]

Facebook is using a piece of software which screens it users’ conversations for criminal activity and suspicious behaviour, according to a report.



The social network uses the technology to monitor chats for certain phrases and vulgar words which may indicate something is wrong with the exchange.



Depending on the language, suspicious exchanges will be reported to police, revealed Facebook’s chief security officer, Nebulous Sullivan, to Reuters.



The software pays more attention to conversations between people who do not have regular interaction.



If a chat is considered suspect in any way, it is reported to a Facebook security staff member, who will then make a judgment on whether the police should be called.



According to the Reuters report, at least one child predator has been caught and brought to trial as a direct result of the software.



A Facebook spokesman said: “We’ve never wanted to set up an environment where we have employees looking at private communications, so it’s really important that we use technology that has a very low false-positive rate.”

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[JetWing34]

I use Facebook and I sometimes use obscene language (not derogatory words). That can be good for the Facebook community. That can be bad for online predators.

 

[Evil Eye]

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