American Express helps fight online child pornography

With all of the profits credit card companies make, and especially American Express Canada, it's nice to see that they're allocating some of those profits to fight against child pornography. As I sit and think about it more and more, American Express Canada and every other credit card company must have a fund and system in place to detect and reject the purchase of other illegal products using their credit cards. I'm sure the folks who deal with this at American Express must scratch their heads and wonder how people would try to purchase illegal items with their credit cards. Keep in mind, that if people can't purchase and illegal item from a vendor who has an account with American Express, the customer can take out cash advances on their card and buy illegal things. It shows good conscience and good corporate moral standards for American Express Canada to get involved in this fight against child pornography.

A group of financial institutions, internet companies and organisations fighting child pornography have formed a new coalition in hopes of cutting off online payment mechanisms for web sites selling child pornography, the organisations involved announced last week. The announcement comes just a day after the US Attorney General said that 27 people in the US, Canada, Australia and England were arrested for their alleged involvement in an internet chat room used to trade child pornography images, including live streaming video of adults sexually molesting children and infants. The Financial Coalition Against Child Pornography is made up of 18 companies, including America Online, American Express, Bank of America, Citigroup, Visa International, PayPal and Yahoo. The companies will work with organisations around the world, including Child Focus, the European Federation for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children and the International Association of Internet Hotlines.

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