Internet Watch Foundation Hackathon

In 2017, the IWF saw an increase in the use of disguised websites to hide webpages showing child sexual abuse material. As more and more offenders use technical methods to disguise the distribution of online child sexual abuse, we need to fight back with technology too.

On Saturday 14th July 2018, the IWF and Banco Santander are coming together to host the first IWF Online Child Safety Hackathon.

We are calling all engineers, developers, cyber security experts and individuals who have awesome skills to come together and work on some awesome projects to stop offenders distributing child sexual abuse material on the internet.

The hackathon is a one-day event in central London and you are invited to take part and do your bit to find and create technological solutions. Projects include data harvesting, catalogue/hashing and OSINT/SOCMINT.

FAQ's

What kind of skills do I need

We need people who can write tools to help scrape websites, organise files (images + video) and perform OSINT (OpenSource Intelligence)/SOCMINT (Social Media Intelligence). Aside from development/engineering skills, we welcome anyone who can help technically.

What should I bring?

Something to work on. tablet, laptop etc.

What will be provided?
Drinks, food, Internet access, a comfy place to hack and encouragement.