The Innocent Lives Foundation, also known as ILF, is an international

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dedicated to finding the true identities of anonymous child predators using

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, compiling conclusive reports, and handing the reports over to various types of law enforcement to help bring predators to justice. ILF also works to combat

child sexual abuse material Child pornography (also abbreviated as CP, also called child porn or kiddie porn, and child sexual abuse material, known by the acronym CSAM (underscoring that children can not be deemed willing participants under law)), is erotic material that ...

by educating parents and guardians on ways to talk to their children about their online activity. The Innocent Lives Foundation was founded by Christopher J. Hadnagy in 2017. A. J. Cook is an ambassador for the foundation.

History

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25 in 2017, Christopher J. Hadnagy announced the creation of the Innocent Lives Foundation. Hadnagy's company ''Social-Engineer, LLC'' was involved in a social engineering engagement for a company when his team uncovered

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traffic from one of the company's employees computers being used to trade

on the

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References

{{reflist Organizations established in 2017