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Well that's just it: I had IP addresses and public posts from the perpetrators and NCMEC never called me back.
by maxk42 6y ago
Well 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...