Child Porn Blocking Won’t Work, Says Euro ISPs

The EU’s attempts to get all member states to block porn at ISP level would do little to stop the problem, the European Internet Services Providers Association (EuroISPA) has said.

The EU’s attempts to get all member states to block porn at ISP level would do little to stop the problem, the European Internet Services Providers Association (EuroISPA) has said.According to EuroISP president, Malcolm Hutty, the Directive on child exploitation, due to be voted on by the Parliament next month, blocking would only distract from the bigger issue of removing the imagery from host servers.
http://news.techworld.com/security/3256440/child-porn-blocking-wont-work-says-euro-isps/
http://www.pcworld.com/article/216609/.htmlAlso see:ISPs battle EU child pornography filter laws
ISPs are battling proposals by officials in Brussels that would force them to block access to child pornography, arguing that such systems only hide the problem.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/12/euroispa_eu/

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