Anti-Child-Porn Tactic Criticized

The decision yesterday by three Internet service providers to block access to online child pornography is the latest in a series of steps by companies and government officials to curb the distribution of such materials. But a report to be published later this month questions whether such actions are making it more difficult to track users. The report, by the Financial Coalition Against Child Pornography, formed by credit card issuers and Internet service providers to cut off funding for these crimes, states that the efforts are pushing child pornographers toward unregulated Web companies that allow anonymity in purchases. Many purchasers of child pornography have turned to alternative payment systems to skirt U.S. laws, cyber-crime experts and law enforcement officials said. Unlike traditional banks, these systems allow users to accept and remit payments without revealing their identities.
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