Child porn may come with downloading block chains of bit coins

byMin An · Photography

When downloading the block chain of the bit coin, at the same time, I revealed German researchers that I downloaded a picture that corresponds to child pornography and a URL leading to child pornography. In the United States and Japan, it is pointed out that even if you possess child pornography is a crime, theoretically even downloading a block chain may be guilty.

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At Financial Cryptography and Data Security on Curacao, researchers announced that at least eight "sexual content related files" were included in the bit coin block chain. Five of these contents were describing mild pornographic content and linking, but three said that they were said to be "undesirable" in almost all judicial places, the findings It is marked. Two files are backups of 247 links to child pornography and nude images, 142 sites included in the link were links of services hidden by Tor.

byLeah Kelley

The existence of such images has been discussed since around 2014, but its nature has not been elucidated so far.

Basically, block chains of bit coins are used to memorize financial transactions, but some people use block chains to share prayer phrases and diplomatic public electricity data exposed by WikiLeaks I did it. The number of files currently stored in the block chain is about 1,600, and only 0.5% of the files found this time are found, but researchers will share content and malware protected by the block chain in the future We point out the possibility of being used as a way to do it.

Many people download block chains of bit coins for mining purpose so we do not carefully examine what content is included. In 2013, the US Justice Department's public relations official said, "If the block chain contains a link to child pornography, the problem is only when the owner was deliberate," according to CNN's interviewI answerBut in some cases the possibility of using the block chain itself can not be denied.

In the block chain which does not have centralized centralization, the way to delete such contents is not certain, and there is no way to stop uploading. It is also possible that someone upload illegal content to manipulate the price of the virtual currency.

byMichael Wuensch

This point is not the first time, but in 2014 Microsoft engineers "Block chains contain viruses that had become popular in the past"I pointed out, Also in 2015InterpolAbout the possibility that "hackers use block chains to spread malware"I was warning you..