KINSA Founder, Paul Gillespie and Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft, collaborated to create the Child Exploitation Tracking System (CETS).
KINSA was established in response to the rampant increase in images of child sexual abuse on the Internet. As law enforcement agencies around the world began investigating the alarming amount of online child exploitation, they were facing technological and investigative challenges that required a new approach to policing. KINSA founder Paul Gillespie is a former police officer who led the Child Exploitation Section of the Toronto Police Service Sex Crimes Unit to become widely acknowledged as world leaders in the field of investigation that tracks pedophiles and those who traffic and trade in child abuse images. In collaboration with a leader in the IT industry KINSA was born with a mandate to help law enforcement find and rescue children who were being abused. In 2003, Paul sought and received the attention of Bill Gates, the founder and Chairman of Microsoft, resulting in Microsoft’s collaborative assistance in creating CETS – the Child Exploitation Tracking System – which is now widely regarded as the most advanced investigative tool available to law enforcement around the world for investigating child sexual exploitation over the Internet. KINSA’s international law enforcement training program was born from this collaboration, and now focuses on current investigative techniques to combat cyber crime. KINSA has built a multi-faceted global network of experts in the IT sector, law enforcement, prosecution, and legislation. This network of experts enables KINSA to provide cutting-edge technology, investigative techniques, resources and support to law enforcement around the world. Today KINSA’s mandate has expanded to include healing and support for victims who are rescued from this type of abuse.