"Analysts from NCMEC's Child Victim Identification Program (CVIP) have reviewed more than 13m child abuse images and videos."

Paedos!

More seriously, all that data is a bit concerning, especially considering the number of stories about [child] data going missing recently.

I'm personally considering a career in digital forensics, but the thought of what one might encounter in a normal day's work is somewhat off putting.

Thumbs up to those who help get those bastards dealt with. (No comment as to the state of the legal system in this country though)

maybe Google should implement this into their hello program. i cannot count the times sickos have asked me if i have any illegal pics!!!!!!

People who work in this field have my full respect, i could not do their job as i would most likely break down in tears or want to go out and form a vigilante mob

Don't want to be too off-putting because it is valuable work but try to get some idea of what you will be dealing with. I worked for a police agency (not forensics) and they kindly offered a photo album to view after I was hired with a gracious option to decline the job with no hard feelings if I couldn't deal with it. I was warned that I would see worse - though I had no idea how much worse it could get. I no longer work for them. Civilians have no idea what the police often have to deal with - which is sometimes beyond imagining - which is why I now have tremendous respect for the police and absolutely none for the whiners.

And I mean NONE.

Seeing a picture is a lot easier on the digestion than being up close to human remains etc.

While I've never done the latter, I have had the task of disposing of a sheep that had been dead for about a week. Try to pull it closer to the hole to bury it and bits drop off... maggots. all over.. and the stench is something terrible. As least I could use a pole to push it around. If that was a dumped human body the basic problem would be the same, but you'd also be expected to treat it respectfully and carefully while looking for evidence.

No thanks! I think I'll stick with bytes.

Ok, I'm now convinced. Even for this undeniably "good" task, google is now the official big brother of the internet - thus, the world.