The sobering facts Online child pornography is a global problem. With the advent of the personal computer and the Internet, individuals can easily transmit child pornography in seconds to all corners of the world. An estimated 100,000 Web sites are involved in some way with child pornography. International Internet trafficking of child pornography is proliferating at an alarming rate. Since January 2000, the U.S. Customs CyberSmuggling Center in Fairfax, Va., has reviewed more than 10,000 tips.
Internet related child exploitation is relatively new.
Unfortunately, it has been the driving force behind the resurgence of child pornography. Pedophiles often use the very latest computer encryption software to encrypt their photographs or put them in a code that can only be read with special software. Child pornography images can be downloaded onto a computer and sent over the Internet to anywhere in the world. Put any computer with Internet access in a central area of the house where it can be easily monitored. Find out who your child s online buddies are.