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> The same New York Times investigation found that law enforcement agencies devoted to fighting online child exploitation “were left understaffed and underfunde
by seph-reed 6y ago
> The same New York Times investigation found that law enforcement agencies devoted to fighting online child exploitation “were left understaffed and underfunded, even as they were asked to handle far larger caseloads.” The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), established by Congress in 1984 to reduce child sexual exploitation and prevent child victimization, “was ill equipped for the expanding demands.” It’s worth asking, then, why EARN IT does not instead empower these agencies with additional resources to solve crimes.
This is a very striking point that I think even the least tech aware person could understand.
Also, the acronym EARN IT is marketing genius for the US. I can really easily see that convincing a lot of people of its validity just because it's kind of sassy/obstinate and for some reason Americans gobble things like that up. "You want encryption? Well why don't you EARN IT by not being a pedophile. - Karen 2020"
- saagarjha 6y agoBills often have these kinds of names. Don't want mass-scale surveillance? Guess you're not a PATRIOT.
- snarf21 6y agoOf course, it will also be trafficking or child porn or terrorism as the reason. We all know this is about surveillance unchecked.
- 0xy 6y agoThe EARN IT act is not really to prevent online child exploitation. It can't be. Because this act will push the people involved in those practices underground to places that cannot be censored like Tor. In fact, the EARN IT act puts children directly in danger. When evidence of child exploitation is pushed out of the regular internet, it becomes much harder to discover and prosecute.
- JoeSmithson 6y agoDo you have any experience in investigating online child sexual offences? I am just wondering what basis you are making claims like "the EARN IT act puts children directly in danger".