UK Child Abuse Investigators Resent Being Charged For ISP Data

nk497 writes "In the UK, ISPs are charging a child protection agency for access to IP user details they need for their investigations into online-related abuse. The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre has paid out over £170,000 since 2006 on IP data requests related to child abuse cases, and expects to pay another £100,000 this year — enough to fund another two investigators. The CEOP's CEO said that any ISP which can't afford to give the police such help 'simply can't afford to do business.'" Surely it must cost the ISPs money to comply with such requests, no matter how official the quest.

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Re:First sensible decision in a decade

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm sure ISP's wouldn't complain if one of their kids was saved from victimization as a result of their subpoena response. ISP's can do all the belly-aching they want, but when it saves a child from being molested, it's worth the cost and effort.

I see it as perfectly legit to charge for civil subpoenas, or for investigations that have no bearing on life or bodily harm.

Re:Well-paid investigators

[Anonymous Coward]

And their is the compulsory vetting to ensure that they are lesbian man hating niggers with a criminal record.