Ban on Picture Messaging for child protection reasons

Following guidelines sent out to 10,000 local authority-run leisure centres in Britain by an industry watchdog, a ban is urged on all cameras where partly clothed children might be photographed, according to an article in The Guardian. Bolton council in Manchester is the first local authority to enforce the new policy because of concerns over paedophiles.

And with good reason, picture messaging phones with images of children being abused were found by the police in a raid in Central Scotland last April. (cf related article "Hardcore Child Porn Peddled by Camera Phones" in textually.org).

emily | 8:13 AM | Porn and Dark Side of MMS |
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