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If CSAM was still done the way it "always has been", then "cops" relying on the methods they always had would be a valid answer. But since tech has enabled the
by rob74 3y ago
If CSAM was still done the way it "always has been", then "cops" relying on the methods they always had would be a valid answer. But since tech has enabled the distribution of CSAM at unprecedented scales, I think the requests by law enforcement to also make their job a bit easier have some merit...
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoI don't. They can find those materials the same way abusers work their way into communities to have access to them in the first place. The increased scale only means they need more people working on it.
- rob74 3y agoMore people. Paid from taxes. Ok, let's increase taxes! Oh, wait...
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoWell yes, let's absolutely increase taxes for the ultra-wealthy why don't pay nearly enough. I don't see the problem. That aside, we could also, at least in the US, stop taking such a ridiculous stance against drugs and instead prioritize finding makers of CSASM materials. The people are there, they are just not being utilized effectively.
- danaris 3y agoThe technology has changed distribution, yes. It hasn't particularly changed production, which is where the actual abuse happens. There are still actual people abusing and filming actual children, and those can be found by the police by the same old-fashioned methods they've always had available. (Plus many new ones that don't violate everyone's civil liberties or destroy the security of every networked device.)