Transcript Polaris - Child Helpline International

How Communication
Technologies are used in the
Prevention and Protection from
Child Trafficking
Corey Oser, Director of Global Hotlines Program, Polaris
CHI International Consultation 2014
October 31, 2014
Polaris Programs
Client Services
Global Hotlines
Policy Advocacy
Data Analysis
National Human
Trafficking Resource
Center
Training & Technical
Assistance and Strategic
Interventions
Global Hotlines Program
Map, Connect & Share
Anti-Trafficking Hotlines &
Organizations
Grow the Global Human
Trafficking Hotline Network
Provide Training
Technical Assistance
Increase Global
Coordination & Gather,
Analyze and Share Data
Presentation Overview
• Defining Child Trafficking
• Technology and Traffickers
– How is technology used by controllers?
• Technology and Responders
– How is technology used in prevention and
protection?
• Technology and Helplines
– How can hotlines and helplines use technology?
What is Child Trafficking?
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
= Sex Trafficking + Labor Trafficking
• For adults: requires “force, fraud, or coercion”
• For minors (under 18): the use of force, fraud,
or coercion is NOT required
- Underage victim cannot consent
The Numbers
20.9
Million
27% =
Minors
63% = Girls
37% = Boys
73% =
Adults
Traffickers & Technology
Recruitment
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Social Networking
Mobile Phones
Online Classifieds
Chat Rooms
Creation of Fraudulent Online Identities
Advertisement
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Social Networking
Online Classifieds
Anonymized Networks
Buyer Review Websites
Sex Tourism Websites
Traffickers & Technology
Payment
Control
• Credit/Debit Cards
• Payment Apps
• Online Money Transfers
• Virtual Currency
• Social Networking
• Monitoring and Surveillance (video,
GPS, mobile phone “checking in”, etc.)
• Mobile Phone/Email Communications
Traffickers & Technology
Information
Sharing
• Websites (tips on methods of control, ways
to structure business, how to recruit, etc.)
• YouTube (videos on “how to be a pimp”)
• Buyer Review Sites (controllers will monitor
reviews and punish based on bad reviews)
Online
Exploitation
• Web-cams
• Child Pornography
• Dark Web File Sharing (TOR illicit services
forums)
Responding with Technology
Prevention
Outreach
Investigation
• Online Awareness Campaigns
• Mobile Phone SMS Engagement Campaigns
• Social Network Campaigns
• Mobile Phones
• Social Networking
• SMS/Online Chat/Hotlines
• Data mining from Online Advertisements
• Financial Tracing
• Data Collection via Hotlines/Helplines
Helplines & Technology: Access Points
• Multi-modal access to helpline services
– Easy, comfortable access points for youth
– Text/SMS, online chat, email, phone
• Data Collection and Analysis
– Understand how callers learn of the hotline,
double-down on successful outreach efforts
– Understand where and how trafficking is
occurring; use this to influence policy
Helplines & Technology: Access Points
Toll Free Hotline: 1-888-373-7888
• 24/7, National, 180 languages
Email
• [email protected]
SMS Texting: BE FREE (233733)
• 24/7, National
Webform
• www.traffickingresoucecenter.org
Helplines & Technology:
Data Collection
Helplines & Technology:
Data Collection
• Prevention: Identifying vulnerable
populations; identifying recruitment tactics
and methods.
• Intervention: Identifying ways trafficking is
facilitated, e.g., key borders, misused visas,
policy loopholes.
• Increasing the risk for traffickers: Intelligence
on existing operations; data on specific
businesses, networks, and individuals.
Helplines & Technology: Collaboration
Helplines & Technology: Collaboration
Important Takeaways
• Do NOT need to invent new technology. Need to
repurpose existing technology to fit the needs of the
field.
• Need to collaborate. Traffickers have enough
advantages as it is, should not be duplicating efforts.
• Focus efforts on manageable tasks that can have a
measurable impact
Questions?