Effort to Combat Child Pornography Would Close Web Sites

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Now, no one hates child porn more than I do, but one has to wonder
if these folks are getting a little too much mileage out of this
particluar scare tactic in an effort to better position themselves
for more extensive data mining for "other" purposes.

Via The New York Times.

[snip]

As part of the battle against the spread of child pornography on the
Internet, an initiative has begun allowing for the shutdown or blocking
of sites offering illicit images of minors, even in cases where no
criminal investigation is being conducted.

The initiative, expected to be announced today at a Congressional
hearing, is part of an effort among a group of Internet service
providers and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Until now, the decisions to close child pornography sites were ad hoc,
based on thousands of referrals to the service providers and the
Cybertipline of the center.

[snip]

More:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/21/us/21porn.html

Related:
"U.S Attorney General Gonzales Pushes for ISP Data Retention"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14908278/

Bonus:
"Computer in Karr Child Porn Case Lost"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14937513/

Enjoy.

- ferg

--
"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg(at)netzero.net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/


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