For too many children, the ordeal of sexual abuse doesn’t end when the abuse stops. The recording, viewing and sharing of countless photos and videos online mean victims suffer humiliation and misery every time someone clicks on an image of their abuse.
We are calling all engineers, developers, cyber security experts and individuals with awesome skills from Cambridge and around the world to come together and work on innovative projects to help stop distribution of child sexual abuse imagery online.
The Hackathon is a one-day event in at IWF in Cambridge and you are invited to join us to help find and create “tech for good” solutions to make a genuine difference to the victims of online child sexual abuse.
What kind of skills do I need?
- We welcome anyone who can help technically and/or who has experience with the following:
- Write tools to help scrape websites or organise files (images + video)
- Experience of ML/AI and NLP
- Who can perform OSINT (OpenSource Intelligence)/SOCMINT (Social Media Intelligence)
What should I bring?
Something to work on - tablet, laptop etc.
What will be provided?
Internet access, a comfy place to hack, IWF tech support and encouragement!
Drinks and food will be provided throughout the day. Please state any dietary requirements on the booking form.
All IP developed will be donated to the IWF Hotline for the investigation and removal of child sexual abuse only.
Spaces for the event are limited and RSVP does not guarantee participation, you will receive a confirmation email two weeks in advance.
You can follow @IWFhotline on Twitter and tweet about this event using #Every5Minutes.
