Category Archives: Child abuse images

Once more unto the breach

Posted on August 21, 2019 by

The dust has settled on the European elections. The President of the Commission has been appointed, congratulations to Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen. However, we don’t know who the individual Commissioners will be, much less how the portfolios will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Child abuse images, Facebook, Google, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation

Predatory paedophile behaviour – a supplementary

Posted on July 30, 2019 by

Within one hour of my last blog going up – addresssing the emergence of “DDLG” as a threat to children’s well-being, someone sent me a link to the case of Dominic Nielen-Groen, a 39 year old divorced father of two. … Continue reading →

Posted in Child abuse images, Facebook, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation, Uncategorized

Sexting – new numbers, new insights

Posted on July 23, 2019 by

I have been present at several meetings and heard people say, more or less, that “sexting” was a new cultural norm among young teens. In other words using electronic means,  voluntarily (uncoerced), to send someone self-generated sexualised images of oneself … Continue reading →

Posted in Child abuse images, Regulation, Self-regulation

A child’s right to human dignity and privacy

Posted on July 1, 2019 by

Companies that deploy tools such as PhotoDNA to detect, delete and report child sex abuse material deserve a round of applause, but I am not sure how intense or prolonged the applause should be. We live in a strange world … Continue reading →

Posted in Child abuse images, Consent, E-commerce, Regulation, Self-regulation

A further note on encryption

Posted on June 25, 2019 by

In my earlier blog on the subject of encryption I referred to a statement made by Mark Zuckerberg about his intention to make Messenger and Instagram encrypted services. WhatsApp already is. Just in case some of you missed the significance … Continue reading →

Posted in Child abuse images, Default settings, Regulation, Self-regulation

A thought experiment

Posted on June 22, 2019 by

Imagine you were alive at the time Noah was building the Ark. You had a video camera. However, the special thing about this camera is it can only see giraffes. You sit (high up) on the side of a nearby … Continue reading →

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About encryption

Posted on June 22, 2019 by

Not long ago Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook was going to “pivot to privacy”.  Apparently the company will apply this idea to WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram (but not the Facebook platform itself). This announcement caused all kinds of fluttering in the dovecotes. … Continue reading →

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