Windows Live Messenger to include an anti-pedophilia button
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Both MSN Messenger and Windows Live Messenger user interfaces are going to change a bit soon. Microsoft UK has partnered with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre to introduce this special feature: A one-click button to flag about a potential sexual predator.
Behind the report abuse button will sit police and intelligence officers who have been specially trained to tackle child sex abuse. We will tell you how to capture information and how to seize online discussions and then proactively do all we can to track down the perpetrator, says Jim Gamble, chief executive of CEOP.
Microsoft hasn’t clarify the situation of other versions of Live Messenger. Currently, the US Congress has voted the DOPA (Deleting Online Predators Act) for the same issue.
Aug 23, 2006 | By Nuno
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[…] And as scammers and/or sexual predators hang out on MySpace, both those trouble people tease kids on IM. One month, Windows Live Messenger has softly introduced a anti-pedophilia button both on its Live and MSN messengers. […]
[…] Building protection into the software The second approach is to build some protection in to the software. In August, Microsoft UK partnered with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre to introduce a special feature: a one-click button to flag about a potential sexual predator. “Behind the report abuse button will sit police and intelligence officers who have been specially trained to tackle child sex abuse. We will tell you how to capture information and how to seize online discussions and then proactively do all we can to track down the perpetrator, says Jim Gamble, chief executive of CEOP.” [Hat tip to 21talks] […]