Plans by social media firms to widen the use of end-to-end encryption will put children a risk, Children Commissioner warns

Plans by social media firms to widen the use of end-to-end encryption will put children a risk, Children Commissioner warns
Online health check. Eight in ten adults concerned when going online, as majority fret over online content
The deadline for the government’s age verification tool has been pushed back to the end of the year over security and privacy fears
Android developers will not longer be able to self certify the age rating of their apps as part of an effort to safeguard younger customers
Child monitoring firm denies massive data leak but admits that it was approached by blackmailers
A child friendly tablet is being developed by Microsoft and Norwegian picture sharing app Kuddle
Google reports a Gmail user to the police after discovering illegal images in his email
Just 4 percent of new Virgin Media customers have adopted the tools designed to protect children online
The voluntary scheme was designed to protect children from harmful content
EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes says the government cannot keep your kids safe online
Children as young as eight are being blackmailed into performing sex acts live on webcam
Protection groups welcome the move, but say it is only part of the solution
CEOP is to focus on illicit activity on the dark web as it looks to unmask those who think they are anonymous
A report claims there is a link between viewing indecent images of children and real-life abuse
TalkTalk says new customers will have to make an active choice whether or not to filter a number of content categories,
The EC has formed a coalition of 28 leading tech and media companies to improve children’s online safety
Vodafone Guardian app will allow parents to manage their children’s smartphone use
CEOP protected over 400 children from online threats last year, as parents turn to tech to track their offspring
A new mobile phone application developed at Lancaster University can spot adults pretending to be children
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre has recorded a large increase in the number of online compliants
CEOP’s Jim Gamble has slammed government plans to roll the child protection agency into the NCA
A teenager has been sent to jail after refusing to hand over the encryption key for his computer
Phoenix Foundation “disgusted” and a government chief officer resigns over decision to disband child protection agency
Child protection agency Ceop argued over how much presence it should have on Facebook. It should be making its message to children clearer and going viral, says Peter Judge
Facebook has given in to pressure and added the Ceop child protection button – as part of an optional app
The social network has finally agreed to use the child protection button on its site, while launching a PR offensive to boost its child protection credentials