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Operation Renewed Hope was an international operation led by the US Homeland Security Investigations Cyber Crimes Center (C3) Child Exploitation Investigations Unit (CEOU), to identify previously unknown and unidentified child sexual abuse victims.[1] The operation began on July 17, 2023, and it completed in August 2023.[2] Results were announced on August 9, 2023.

Method

HSI teams utilized existing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) as a basis for analysis to comb through and search for unidentified children, offenders, and locations. This information was packaged up to create leads that were then sent to investigative partners.[1] The precise technology or techniques used have not been revealed to the public. However, the leads were shared with HSI field offices and 25 partnering countries in the US and abroad.[1]

The process used facial recognition technology from the US-based company Clearview AI among other techniques to identify victims. That AI technology has been banned by some countries including Australia because it breaches their privacy regulations.[2]

Results

The operation allegedly generated:

Participating groups and law enforcement agencies

The following organiztions were involved in the operation:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "HSI, partners launch first US-based international victim identification surge". ICE.gov. United States Government - Department of Homeland Security - Press Release. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b O'Flaherty, Antonia (23 August 2023). "Facial recognition used to identify more than 300 probable child abuse victims". ABC News. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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