Child pornographers more 'mobile'

Unfortunately, they always seem to be a step ahead with the technology, so it's good for child advocates and caregivers to be aware of their tech exploits - not only for child-protection purposes, but also to see where tech in general is going. For one thing, child porn is becoming more mobile. "Handheld devices including cell phones, PDAs and portable MP3 players will increasingly be used to take and transfer images of child pornography," reports the Associated Press, citing a talk by Det. Sgt. Paul Gillespie of the Toronto Police Department's child exploitation unit at an international law-enforcement conference in Toronto. Parents, help your kids be alert to the downside of camera and video phones. Officer Gillespie told fellow police about "the arrest of a 36-year-old man last month for using a cell phone camera to take digital photographs under the skirts of young girls in [Toronto's] east end." [Thanks to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children for pointing this news out.]