Industry News: Internet Safety

The EU and US have signed a joint declaration to make the internet safer for children. In the declaration the US and EU:

• Agree to implement joint campaigns on the occasion of an annual Safer Internet Day. As a first step, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security intends to participate in the EU’s Safer Internet Day for young people on 5 February 2013
  
• Commit to contribute to international cooperation in fighting child sexual abuse online in the immediate future. This will build on existing work by the Virtual Global Taskforce and Interpol on law enforcement collaboration to combat child sexual abuse worldwide
  
• Acknowledge that parents and guardians need to trust the content and services their children access and commit to continue working with industry and other stakeholders so that parents and children can make informed choices online
  

Source: europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-12-881_en.htm