January 28, 2005
Blogging and Camera phones 'a paedophile's dream'
The BBC has a disturbing report with their recent article - Blogging 'a paedophile's dream which looks at the new technologies of blogging and camera phones and their role in a seedy community:
'Online journals and camera phones are a “paedophiles' dream” which have increased the risk to children, the Scottish Parliament has been warned.
The Justice 1 Committee is examining a bill to create the specific offence of “grooming” and bringing in 10-year jail terms for meeting children for sex.
A forensic psychologist spoke about the dangers of online journals, or blogs, and pictures posted directly online.
Rachel O'Connell said adults could use weblogs to learn about children.
Dr O'Connell said that the emergence of moblogs - mobile weblogs - allowed even faster transfer of pictures to the internet using mobile telephones with cameras.'
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Posted by Darren at January 28, 2005 05:45 PM
