Tech Giants Putting Profit Ahead of Child Safety, Warns Outgoing Police Chief

Tech Giants Putting Profit Ahead of Child Safety, Warns Outgoing Police Chief
A child using a laptop computer on March 4, 2017. Dominic Lipinski/Press Association via AP Images
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Social networks can make it much harder for paedophiles to share indecent images but they choose not to invest in such technology, an outgoing senior British police officer will say on his last day.

Chief Constable Simon Bailey—the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s lead on child protection and head of Norfolk Constabulary—is expected to point the finger at Facebook during a final speech on Wednesday marking the end of his 35-year career in the police.