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December 5, 2007 5:47 PM PST
A new bill would triple fines for ISPs that fail to report child pornographic images.
Legislation passed by the House Dec. 5 would triple the penalties for ISPs that knowingly fail to report child pornography on their service and expand the reporting requirements to cover all communications providers, including Wi-Fi operators that offer open connections to the public.
Approved 409-2, the SAFE (Securing Adolescents From Exploitation Online) Act of 2007 would increase the fine for failing to report illegal images to $150,000 per image per day for the first offense, up from the current $50,000 per image per day. Repeat offenders would face $300,000-per-day fines.
By law, ISPs are already required to report child pornography to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a nonprofit organization in Alexandria, Va., that works closely with law enforcement officials. In a companion bill, the House voted 408-3 to double funding to the group to $40 million annually through 2013.
"These two bills will put some teeth into the battle against child pornography and the people who produce it, the people who distribute it, the people who buy it and the people who use it as a form of child abuse," Adam Walsh, the center's founder and host of America's Most Wanted, said at a Capitol Hill press conference.
More Here: House Passes SAFE Act
It won't affect your local coffee shop's
We Are For It! "Safe act'
A new bill would triple fines for ISPs that fail to report child pornographic images.
Legislation passed by the House Dec. 5 would triple the penalties for ISPs that knowingly fail to report child pornography on their service and expand the reporting requirements to cover all communications providers, including Wi-Fi operators that offer open connections to the public.
Approved 409-2, the SAFE (Securing Adolescents From Exploitation Online) Act of 2007 would increase the fine for failing to report illegal images to $150,000 per image per day for the first offense, up from the current $50,000 per image per day. Repeat offenders would face $300,000-per-day fines.
By law, ISPs are already required to report child pornography to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a nonprofit organization in Alexandria, Va., that works closely with law enforcement officials. In a companion bill, the House voted 408-3 to double funding to the group to $40 million annually through 2013.
"These two bills will put some teeth into the battle against child pornography and the people who produce it, the people who distribute it, the people who buy it and the people who use it as a form of child abuse," Adam Walsh, the center's founder and host of America's Most Wanted, said at a Capitol Hill press conference.
More Here: House Passes SAFE Act
It won't affect your local coffee shop's
We Are For It! "Safe act'
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