A CNET News.com review of legal documents shows that courts have approved of this technique, even though it raises questions about entrapment, the problems of identifying who's using an open wireless connection--and whether anyone who clicks on a FBI link that contains no child pornography should be automatically subject to a dawn raid by federal police.
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Vosburgh was charged with violating federal law, which criminalizes "attempts" to download child pornography with up to 10 years in prison. Last November, a jury found Vosburgh guilty on that count, and a sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 22, at which point Vosburgh could face three to four years in prison.
The implications of the FBI's hyperlink-enticement technique are sweeping. Using the same logic and legal arguments, federal agents could send unsolicited e-mail messages to millions of Americans advertising illegal narcotics or child pornography--and raid people who click on the links embedded in the spam messages. The bureau could register the "unlawfulimages.com" domain name and prosecute intentional visitors. And so on.
"The evidence was insufficient for a reasonable jury to find that Mr. Vosburgh specifically intended to download child pornography, a necessary element of any 'attempt' offense," Vosburgh's attorney, Anna Durbin of Ardmore, Penn., wrote in a court filing that is attempting to overturn the jury verdict before her client is sentenced.
How the hyperlink sting operation workedThe government's hyperlink sting operation worked like this: FBI Special Agent Wade Luders disseminated links to the supposedly illicit porn on an online discussion forum called Ranchi, which Luders believed was frequented by people who traded underage images. One server allegedly associated with the Ranchi forum was rangate.da.ru, which is now offline with a message attributing the closure to "non-ethical" activity.
In October 2006, Luders posted a number of links purporting to point to videos of child pornography, and then followed up with a second, supposedly correct link 40 minutes later. All the links pointed to, according to a bureau affidavit, a "covert FBI computer in San Jose, California, and the file located therein was encrypted and non-pornographic."
Some of the links, including the supposedly correct one, included the hostname uploader.sytes.net. Sytes.net is hosted by no-ip.com, which provides dynamic domain name service to customers for $15 a year.
When anyone visited the upload.sytes.net site, the FBI recorded the Internet Protocol address of the remote computer. There's no evidence the referring site was recorded as well, meaning the FBI couldn't tell if the visitor found the links through Ranchi or another source such as an e-mail message.
But the magistrate judge ruled that even the possibilities of spoofing or other users of an open Wi-Fi connection "would not have negated a substantial basis for concluding that there was probable cause to believe that evidence of child pornography would be found on the premises to be searched." Translated, that means the search warrant was valid.
In the case of Vosburgh, the college instructor who lived in Media, Penn., his attorney has been left to argue that "no reasonable jury could have found beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Vosburgh himself attempted to download child pornography."
From the FBI's perspective, clicking on the illicit hyperlink and having a thumbs.db file with illicit images are both serious crimes. Federal prosecutors wrote: "The jury found that defendant knew exactly what he was trying to obtain when he downloaded the hyperlinks on Agent Luder's Ranchi post. At trial, defendant suggested unrealistic, unlikely explanations as to how his computer was linked to the post. The jury saw through the smokes (sic) and mirrors, as should the court."
The investigation began after the National Center For Missing and Exploited Children reported to authorities that 108 photos of child pornography were uploaded to Google Photos and Google Drive in November of 2019, according to the criminal complaint.
A federal search warrant indicates that the Sunspot Solar Observatory in New Mexico and surrounding homes were evacuated this month not because of alien visitation, but because of a child pornography investigation.
An FBI agent, who is a member of the Child Exploitation Task Force, was added to a private child porn group in February. The agent wrote in federal court documents that there were 54 other members when they joined. One of the most active members was Iverson.
On March 11, the FBI agent stated that Iverson went into the group on Kik and wrote, "I've got links." Those links, according to federal court documents, "contained numerous videos of children as young as toddlers being sexually abused."
I have not done enough research to conclude that porn sites are using malware that is more sophisticated than you would find on other types of sites. But I would say that porn-related malware is sometimes as sophisticated as anything you see in any other sector, particularly when it comes to things like click fraud.
A: While that risk does exist, there are some limiting factors. The creation, possession, or distribution of child pornography carries very serious penalties, not to mention social condemnation, even in some criminal circles, and one would hope this limits its use in malware schemes.
Sticking with established sites makes as much sense for porn sites as it does for shopping sites. That said, brand name sites are not immune to problems, as the Ashley Madison hack amply demonstrates.
A: If a criminal has gained access to your device they may be able to see that you have been watching porn and they will likely have access to your email accounts. But as a way of gathering data about potential victims of scams and frauds this is not as practical as stealing account data en masse from the subscriber databases of adult sites.
Protecting our kids is a full-time job, and it includes making sure they are safe online. Here in the Covenant Eyes office we are committed to educating parents about the dangers of the Internet and to equip them to be the guardians of their home. A few practical steps will go a long way. Here are some helpful links and tips . . .
Create a list of computer rules and post it near the monitor of the computer. NetSmartz has created age-specific Internet Safety Pledges that can be printed off and signed by both the child and the parent. A good resource is Netsmartz.
One such filter is the Covenant Eyes Filter. The most restricted setting on this filter will allow your child access to only web sites that you preapprove. You can also use the filter to restrict the times of day that your child can go online. For older children, a filter can be set to a less restricted setting. Do not rely on filters alone. Educate your children on the dangers of the Internet.
Teach them to think before posting personal information, such as a full name, address, phone number, email address, social security number, credit card information, family information, and pictures or videos of themselves. This especially applies to chat rooms. Remind them that once personal information is online, it may be circulated and impossible to erase. Screen names for children should be nondescript: they should not indicate any personal information, including their age.
The first method to make sure that your kids are protected online from potentially harmful content is to turn on the restrictions in Google Play on their Android devices. These can be used to prevent children from downloading apps, games and other web resources that are not appropriate for their age.
The complaint says Dorway admitted to viewing child pornography, and that "his primary interest" was pornography involving girls ages 11 to 13. He allegedly told authorities that he receives Dropbox links of child pornography from other individuals and would watch the links and sometimes save the videos.
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents on Tuesday arrested Dorway at his Victoria home on suspicion of possessing child pornography. He is on administrative leave from his job and the Eastern Carver County Schools district is conducting a separate investigation.
John Conard, Dorway's attorney, said that Dorway's ex-wife and family had been interviewed, as well as Dorway's present "significant other" and her minor children, and that there has been "no indication of any inappropriate contact with children."
This case presents no real suprises as law goes. Readers will not even be surprised to know that couples will use children as a bargaining chip. What makes this case unique is that the bargaining was not during divorce but in negotiating a post-nuptial agreement in the 20th year of an intact marriage in order to convince a husband to consent to an adoption.
Mom wanted a baby and was unable to conceive. Dad did not want to adopt. Mom agrees in a post-nuptial to surrender her equitable share of the $11 million dollar marital estate and in return for Dad's agreement to adopt a child. The case has plenty of excerpts from the agreement, letters and testimony to paint a vivid picture of the mindset of both Mom and Dad as well as the questionable role of the attorneys involved in drafting the agreement.
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