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I tried calling the FBI to report an uploader on one of my sites who had posted child porn. They wouldn't take the info and instead directed me to NCMEC - a vo
by maxk42 6y ago
I tried calling the FBI to report an uploader on one of my sites who had posted child porn. They wouldn't take the info and instead directed me to NCMEC - a volunteer non-LE corporation.
I don't know why this is standard practice in the US but it rubbed me the wrong way. LE should be taking the lead on this.
- briandear 6y agoNCMEC works with law enforcement once they determine that a crime has likely been committed. NCMEC is an excellent org and such public-nonprofit partnerships help free up LE agencies to pursue arrests and prosecutions. The sheer volume of reporting would overwhelm most agencies. They’ll wait until they have more concrete leads before getting involved.
- maxk42 6y agoWell that's just it: I had IP addresses and public posts from the perpetrators and NCMEC never called me back.
- jacobwg 6y agoYou may have already found this link, but in case you didn't or anyone else reading is interested, you should send in an online report to CyberTip (https://report.cybertip.org/ https://report.cybertip.org/), which is the legally-mandated reporting website if you encounter child porn / abuse material. Reports sent there pass through NCMEC and are eventually forwarded on to law enforcement.
- fossuser 6y agoI thought this was a pretty good video that gives some insight into what they do: https://youtu.be/TLPzK4vrxo8 https://youtu.be/TLPzK4vrxo8 Also this NYT story: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/28/us/child-sex-abuse.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/28/us/child-sex-...
- buisi 6y agoMany criminals are prosecuted under State Law IIRC. NYT covers Federal statistics.
- buisi 6y agoNCMEC is the U.S. hotline. IWF is the British hotline. They exchange information with each other and pass information through to law enforcement after reviewing it. Different hotlines may differ in what reports they're willing to take depending on what's banned locally. IWF is legally mandated to take reports on cartoons. NCMEC isn't in theory but they might take it and pass it onto the user's country due to lack of manpower.
- ggm 6y agoIt's not uncommon. Sadly, their role and remit and legal obligations don't include keeping you informed and can include specifically not informing you. As a comparison, CERT operate the same model: informing them of an attack can lead to them becoming bound into LEA activity which requires them not to disclose.
- ta17711771 6y agoMaybe it was one of their own...