A nonprofit organization, Thorn leverages new technologies to bolster the fight against human trafficking. With the support of tech leaders, the organization has developed a number of key initiatives to increase communication among law enforcement agencies and improve detection techniques. One of the organization’s key technologies, Spotlight, collects massive amounts of data and processes it for use by law enforcement. Spotlight connects women and children to the resources they need and helps to make sex trafficking investigations more effective.
Each day, more than 10,000 escort ads are posted in the United States, and some of these represent women bought and sold for sex. Spotlight sifts through this information to provide intelligence and leads on suspected human trafficking cases. The web-based tool is available to all law enforcement agencies free of charge.
Spotlight works by employing machine-learning algorithms to connect seemingly disparate sources of data. Through the tool, officers can identify potential cases and better understand the history and geographic reach of uncovered trafficking organizations.
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