Internet firms are charging the authorities tens of thousands of pounds for information about paedophiles who trawl their sites trying to befriend children.The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) has spent more than £170,000 since 2006, according to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act.
www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/4304741/Internet-firms-charge-child-abuse-unit-to-track-paedophiles.htmlBritish child abuse unit paying ISPs for data
The unit set up to tackle child sex abuse in the UK has had to pay tens of thousand of pounds to internet firms for information, the BBC has learned.The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) has spent more than £170,000 since 2006.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7840924.stmAnti-abuse unit chief blasts ISPs [Press Association]
The head of a child sex abuse police unit vented his anger today at having to spend thousands of pounds on buying valuable information from internet firms.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/antiabuse-unit-chief-blasts-internet-providers-1452487.html
British ISPs charge child abuse unit to track paedophiles
Internet firms are charging the authorities tens of thousands of pounds for information about paedophiles who trawl their sites trying to befriend children.