Sources from the international police agency said that at the moment they have registered 265 sites cataloged for their contents of sexual abuse of children. The sources added that this list is "a complement to the media" that are already used in each country, and pointed out that it is a "preventive" initiative, and that, therefore, its objective is not to "investigate Internet users".
"This initiative is a key tool of the preventive policy against the online exploitation of victims of child sexual abuse," said Jon Eyers, Interpol's Deputy Director of Human Trafficking. It seeks both to contribute to efforts to identify those involved in such practices and to dismantle the networks and organizations that produce and distribute paedophile materials and to protect the rights of abused children, Eyers adds. Last year, during Interpol's general assembly in Singapore, its member countries unanimously adopted a resolution to limit the online distribution of images of child sexual abuse. That resolution called for the promotion of devices known for that purpose, including the blocking of web pages.
Source: El País
Authors: Computer Security News
