- Sep262017
Police officers are becoming better equipped to handle child sexual abuse investigations
In the NetClean Report 2016, 91.8 per cent of police officers surveyed said that they feel better prepared to handle child sexual abuse investigations this year, compared to the previous year.
- Sep132017
Darknet or the open web – where is child sexual abuse material shared?
When asked the question ‘which methods are most commonly used to share and distribute child sexual abuse material?’ ninety per cent of the police officers who responded to the survey that formed the NetClean Report 2016, answered P2P/file sharing. File sharing was followed by darknet/TOR, social media, cloud based services and instant messaging.
- Aug072017
Investigations with terabytes of data and millions of images
The amount of material that law enforcement has to deal with continues to increase. Exactly how large the investigations and cases have become is difficult to say, but the NetClean Report 2016 included some examples. At the most extreme end, police officers reported that the largest cases are an astounding 100 TB, 100 million images and over 100,000 hours of video material.
- Jul252017
Increased awareness of the female offender
Female offenders are rare, but they do exist. Nearly half of the respondents in the NetClean 2016 Report, 47.5 per cent, said that they worked on cases involving female offenders during 2015. However, the vast majority of the police officers reported that it only makes up a very small number of investigations.
- Jul152017
Child Sexual Abuse can be found everywhere on the net – social media is no exception
When looking at Social Media, the increasing number of platforms have also led to an increase in child sexual abuse material being shared using these spaces.
- Jun292017
Can a growing problem be positive?
NetClean’s recent research showed that law enforcement across the world is dealing with an increasing volume of child sexual abuse…
- Jun082017
The myth of child sexual abuse happening ‘somewhere else’
There is a common misconception that the children in child sexual abuse material are primarily from Asia. However, our recent survey (NetClean Report 2016) show that the material that the police handle in their investigations primarily feature children from Europe and North America.
- Apr272017
The myth of the harmless hands-off offender
60-85 per cent of those who look at child sexual abuse material also commit hands-on sexual offences against children. It is a myth that there is a large group of hands-off offenders that are no danger to children.
- Apr092017
Efforts to stop child sexual abuse material – a hygiene factor
in BusinessSeveral Internet Service Providers have committed to blocking websites on the open internet that are known to contain child sexual abuse material. In Sweden, there is a collaboration between the Internet Service Providers and the Swedish Police to reinforce this.
- Apr052017
The future is here — The Internet of Things
in Events, TechnologyThe first End Violence Against Children Summit sought to demonstrate leadership, build political will and increase knowledge on how to prevent, detect and treat violence against children – a global priority set out in 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
- Mar132017
New report highlights importance of fighting child sexual abuse material
New report highlights how important the fight against the dissemination of child sexual abuse material really is.
- Feb032017
Doing business the right way
In January, Interpol announced that they have identified 10,000 child victims of online sexual abuse in their International Child Sexual Exploitation (ICSE) image database.
- Jan172017
How can businesses help prevent the sexual exploitation of children online?
That will be discussed at World Economic Forum in Davos, starting today. Ericsson is one of the driving forces behind the issue, co-hosting an event on the subject together with the UN Foundation.
- Dec202016
The NetClean Report 2016 – a unique insight into the fight against online Child Sexual Abuse.
In this, my last blog for NetClean, I want to highlight the recent NetClean report (2016). It is a unique report involving 360 police officers from 26 countries who answered questions and shared insights into their work…
- Nov012016
Together we can ‘make a difference’
At the beginning of the month we hosted our second annual event to discuss how we can better collaborate to tackle industry wide issues surrounding child sexual exploitation.
- Oct122016
Sustainable brands don’t stop at the environment
Last week I had the pleasure of taking part in a panel event at Copenhagen’s Sustainable Brands event to talk with industry peers about how companies can help interrupt and end the demand for commercial child sexual exploitation. This included discussions around both sex trafficking and child sexual abuse.
- Aug172016
NSPCC raises concerns over online image sharing
The rise of social media channels has normalised image sharing online. In fact, The NetClean Report suggests that more self-produced material of a sexual nature is being shared on social media networks than ever before. This week the NSPCC revealed findings that indicated 1,400 annual calls have been made to counsellors about sharing naked pictures and videos online.
- Aug032016
Unearthing the web – the good, the bad and the ugly
Technical advances have unreservedly transformed our lives. Technology has changed the way we communicate, travel, learn and even find love. The internet alone has given rise to a worldwide community and a forum for the mass exchange of information. It’s a place people can turn to for inspiration, idea sharing and keeping in contact with friends, regardless of their location. In turn, we perceive it as a force for good, offering overwhelming opportunity for collaboration and education.
- Jul182016
‘End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence and torture against children’
Every year, in the first week of July, the major political event – Almedalen Week – takes place in Sweden.
- Jul062016
Child sexual offenders hide behind anonymisation technologies
Anonymisation technologies continue to be a crucial challenge for police and digital investigators when it comes to identifying offenders who have produced and circulated child sexual abuse material.
- Jun302016
A society in the dark
Last week, the NSPCC released its annual ‘How safe are our children? 2016’ report. The report suggests that the Internet used in eight cases of child sex abuse every day. However, we feel that this latest number from the NSPCC is merely the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the actual volume of child sexual abuse cases that have occurred online and go unreported to the police.
- Jun152016
Child Sexual Abuse Crime – the real insider threat touching all pockets of today’s business
Often ‘insider threats’ are thought of as the typically unwitting evasion of security protocols by employees taking steps to improve productivity. This can be anything from storing private data using Dropbox or forwarding confidential details to a personal email account, without any thought for data security.
- Jun012016
The scale of child sexual abuse is largely misunderstood in society
The public, and in many cases even decision-makers in businesses and public authority organisations, are unaware of the extent of the problem of child sexual abuse material happening in our society and local communities. This view is backed by 8 in 10 police officers in our global survey.
- May252016
Sentences are too lenient for child sex offenders
While we are beginning to see more public awareness on the issues surrounding child sexual abuse, the case against offenders remains weak. Police forces and investigators around the world have voiced their opinions, saying that sentences for child sexual abuse crime are too lenient, and that the legal system is not efficient in stopping child sexual abuse crime
- May182016
Perpetrator identification must be a priority in investigations
In my last blog we looked at the benefits of victim identification. Organisations like Project VIC, of which Griffeye is a founding partner, are working with police and forensic investigators, Europol and Interpol to analyse images and videos in order to track down individuals involved in child sexual abuse cases.
