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		<title>VGT Board of Management Meeting Communique: April 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 05:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a founding member of the VGT, hosted the 1st meeting of 2012 at the Police College in Ottawa, Canada between 17 – 18 April. Over <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2012/vgt-board-of-management-meeting-communique-april-2012/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>New version of mobile reporting app launched</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[INHOPE have launched a newer version of the INHOPE Mobile application, which is a free tool to report child sexual abuse material found on the internet via mobile devices. Version <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2012/new-version-of-mobile-reporting-app-launched/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>European Cybercrime Centre to be established at Europol</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission today proposed the establishment of a new European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol in The Hague, which will become the focal point in the EU&#8217;s fight against <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2012/european-cybercrime-centre-to-be-established-at-europol/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Australian investigation disrupts child exploitation network</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 02:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A national Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigation has disrupted a network of online child predators who have allegedly been sharing child exploitation material, with 15 men arrested in Australia last <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2012/australian-investigation-disrupts-child-exploitation-network/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>VGT Conference 2012: Registrations now open</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new VGT Conference website hosts details of the fifth biennial VGT Conference to be held 11 – 13 December 2012 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with registrations now <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2012/vgt-conference-2012-registrations-now-open/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Safer Internet Day 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks Safer Internet Day; an Insafe initiative celebrated every February to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially among children and young people <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2012/safer-internet-day-2012/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>European countries take action against online child sexual abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Law enforcement agencies from 26 European countries, supported and coordinated by Europol, have carried out a major crackdown against online child sex abuse file-sharing networks. So far ‘Operation Icarus’ has <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/european-countries-take-action-against-online-child-sexual-abuse/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Illegal online content reporting application for mobile devices launched</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[INHOPE has launched the &#8216;INHOPE mobile&#8217; application during the 3rd Annual Law Enforcement and Industry Conference held in Rome last month. The new application allows users to report illegal content <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/illegal-online-content-reporting-application-for-mobile-devices-launched/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Global meetings raise awareness of online child sexual abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[November has been a busy month for VGT members, with VGT representatives presenting at a number of conferences to increase awareness of online child exploitation and address new methods to <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/global-meetings-raise-awareness-of-online-child-sexual-abuse/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Council of Europe and VGT join forces</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Council of Europe and the VGT signed a cooperation agreement in Strasbourg on Tuesday, to fight online child abuse and make the internet safer for children. Welcoming the move, <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/council-of-europe-and-vgt-join-forces/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Zealand Police crack down on child exploitation</title>
		<link>http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/new-zealand-police-crack-down-on-child-exploitation/?source=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Child sex tourists are being warned they will end up in court after an Auckland man was found guilty of organising a tour to Thailand in a landmark case. The <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/new-zealand-police-crack-down-on-child-exploitation/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Strengthening laws to combat online child sexual exploitation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Countries wishing to enhance their online child protection laws will now have the opportunity, following the acceptance of a legislative global engagement strategy presented at the INTERPOL General Assembly last <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/strengthening-laws-to-combat-online-child-sexual-exploitation/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>PayPal joins VGT to combat online child sexual abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) welcomes PayPal, the fifth industry partner to join the VGT alliance, to provide an even stronger presence world wide in the ongoing fight against online <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/paypal-joins-vgt-to-combat-online-child-sexual-abuse/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>ICE targets child predators via VGT Operation Gondola</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The VGT recently supported Operation Gondola, a global effort to take down child predators. Just last week, a Falls Church, Va., teacher was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/ice-targets-child-predators-via-vgt-operation-gondola/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Global Youth Partnership Project against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children</title>
		<link>http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/global-youth-partnership-project-against-commercial-sexual-exploitation-of-children/?source=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ECPAT Global Youth Partnership Project (YPP) is an international initiative designed to empower and build the capacity of youth and children at risk to take the lead in the <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/global-youth-partnership-project-against-commercial-sexual-exploitation-of-children/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>VGT Board of Management Meeting Communique: September 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) Board of Management (BoM) conducted its 2nd meeting for 2011 in Lyon, France at the INTERPOL headquarters between 8 – 9 September.  Over the two-day <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/vgt-board-of-management-meeting-communique-september-2011/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>International experts meet to collaborate against child sexual predators</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT), one of the world&#8217;s largest international child protection taskforces, met at the INTERPOL General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, France this week to explore new techniques <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/international-experts-meet-to-collaborate-against-child-sexual-predators/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Disrupting the flow of funds that support the child pornography business</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An innovative development in the world’s fight to eradicate commercial child pornography:  In 2006, the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC), a US-based Non Government Organisation, together with <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/disrupting-the-flow-of-funds-that-support-the-child-pornography-business/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sex offender twins back behind cars in UK</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twin brothers, whose details were published on the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre’s Most Wanted website, are now both back behind bars in the UK, after being extradited <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/sex-offender-twins-back-behind-bars-in-uk/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>ThinkUKnow success: Creating awareness of the online risks to children</title>
		<link>http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/thinkuknow-success-creating-awareness-of-the-online-risks-to-children/?source=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ThinkUKnow initiative aims to educate children, parents, carers and teachers about the risks faced online and how to create a safer online experience for young people. It is important <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/thinkuknow-success-creating-awareness-of-the-online-risks-to-children/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>72 charged in online global child sexual abuse ring</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 04:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The investigation, led by ICE&#8217;s Homeland Security Investigations, serves as the largest in US history. Three indictments and one complaint were unsealed on 3 August charging 72 individuals with participating <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/72-charged-in-online-global-child-sexual-abuse-ring/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>P2P networks and child sexual abuse material</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The growing concern of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) for the distribution of online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was discussed during the International Association of Internet Hotlines (INHOPE) General Assembly held in <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/p2p-networks-and-child-sexual-abuse-material/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>HM Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands opens new Europol Headquarters in the Hague</title>
		<link>http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/hm-queen-beatrix-of-the-netherlands-opens-new-europol-headquarters-in-the-hague/?source=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands officially opened Europol’s new headquarters in The Hague on 1 July. The opening ceremony occurred in the presence of hundreds of senior law <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/hm-queen-beatrix-of-the-netherlands-opens-new-europol-headquarters-in-the-hague/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dealing with the psychological effects of online child abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Chair of the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT), the AFP has helped develop an international network of psychologists working closely with people dealing with online child sexual exploitation operations. The <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/dealing-with-the-psychological-effects-of-online-child-abuse/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A second US Based Children&#8217;s Organisation joins the Global Effort to Eliminate Online Child Sexual Exploitation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) welcomes the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) alliance, as part of the ongoing fight against child <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/a-second-us-based-childrens-organisation-joins-the-global-effort-to-eliminate-online-child-sexual-exploitation/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Virtual Global Taskforce website has a make-over</title>
		<link>http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/virtual-global-taskforce-website-has-a-make-over/?source=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) website has been redesigned and is now more visually stimulating, accessible and easy to use. The AFP has worked with the VGT to drive and <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/virtual-global-taskforce-website-has-a-make-over/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>New industry support for the VGT</title>
		<link>http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/new-industry-support-for-the-vgt/?source=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 02:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three new industry partners have joined the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) alliance, as part of the ongoing fight against online child sexual exploitation. The End Child Prostitution Child Pornography and <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/new-industry-support-for-the-vgt/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>New initiative to empower youths online</title>
		<link>http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/new-initiative-to-empower-youths-online/?source=rss</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O&#8217;Connor has announced the next step in the successful ThinkUKnow program, launching a new youth section of the ThinkUKnow website and a Facebook and Twitter <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/new-initiative-to-empower-youths-online/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Europol joins the Virtual Global Taskforce</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the largest online child protection taskforces today welcomed another new member. Chair of the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT), Australian Federal Police (AFP) Assistant Commissioner Neil Gaughan, officially welcomed <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/europol-joins-the-virtual-global-taskforce/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>International law enforcement smashes child abuse ring</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A global paedophile network consisting of thousands of online members has been shattered, thanks to the international alliance of the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) and other dedicated international law enforcement <a href="http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com/2011/international-law-enforcement-smashes-child-abuse-ring/">[more...]</a>]]></description>
		
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