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posted by LaminatorX on Wednesday March 19 2014, @12:43PM   Printer-friendly
from the special-victims-unit dept.

Absinth writes:

From MSNBC, "It (the site) attempted to operate as a 'discussion-only' forum where people could share their sexual interest in young boys without committing any specific offenses, thus operating 'below the radar' of police attention. Having made contact on the site, some members would move to more private channels, such as email, to exchange and share illegal images and films of children being abused.

The statement said Europol analysts had cracked the security features of a key computer server at the center of the network which uncovered the identities of suspected child sex offenders. And, after his arrest, the forum's Dutch administrator helped police break encryption measures that shielded users' identities, allowing police to begin their covert investigations.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement( ICE ) has also issued a news release."

 
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  • (Score: 1) by idetuxs on Wednesday March 19 2014, @07:24PM

    by idetuxs (2990) on Wednesday March 19 2014, @07:24PM (#18659)

    There will always be scum, even in the most totalitarian system.

    Even? I read your next sentence but, totalitarian system aren't supposed to stop scum. Not at all. That's not in the definition.
    If you think totalitarian governments stop bad people. Then the media (or whoever) have done a good job.

  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 19 2014, @07:52PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 19 2014, @07:52PM (#18672)

    Of course that's what totalitarian systems are for. That's ALWAYS the justification they hang their hat on. And it sort of works too, for example you could walk the streets of moscow in the dead of the night under the USSR without fear of being mugged or raped, that's not true now. The fact that the people running them also get a lot of benefit out of the arrangement does not negate that. Two things can be true at the same time. In fact, the world is rarely ever black and white.

  • (Score: 1) by tathra on Monday March 24 2014, @01:15AM

    by tathra (3367) on Monday March 24 2014, @01:15AM (#20026)

    "...totalitarian system[s] aren't supposed to stop scum. Not at all. That's not in the definition."

    their definition of "scum" isnt the same as yours.