-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Rep. Pitts lauds action against P2P child predators; but "we need more" Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 16:13:35 -0400 News from Congressman Joe Pitts Sixteenth Congressional District of Pennsylvania Contact: Derek Karchner, 202 225-2411 For Immediate Release May 17, 2004 Rep. Pitts lauds action against P2P child predators; but "we need more" Says his bill would help parents be proactive, stopping harm to kids before it's done Washington-Congressman Joe Pitts (R, PA-16) today commended law enforcement efforts to combat the growing dangers of child pornography traded over Peer-to-Peer file sharing networks. But, he said, "we need more." "This action should be commended," said Congressman Pitts. "It's not easy to find these criminals. And these agencies have worked hard to smoke them out. But Friday's announcement is a disturbing confirmation that Peer-to-Peer programs are being manipulated. They are becoming an ever more dangerous platform used by child predators - some convicted child molesters - to attack kids. "I think we need more. The only real tools we have against Peer-to-Peer child predators are reactive, employed after the harm has been done. Those tools are an important part of our strategy. We should continue to use those tools, and prosecute these people aggressively. "But parents need the ability to protect their kids before they are harmed by these perverts. My bill, HR 2885 would give parents these tools and help them prevent this from happening in the first place," said Congressman Pitts. On Friday, The Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces announced a national law enforcement initiative aimed at combating the growing volume of illegal child pornography distributed through peer-to-peer (P2P) file trafficking computer networks. The law enforcement operation, which began in the Fall of 2003, has resulted in of hundreds of searches nationwide, the identification of thousands of computers used to access the child pornography, and the arrest of more than 65 individuals. More information on the initiative can be found at < http://www.usdoj.gov <http://www.usdoj.gov> >. # # # _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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