British Police Use Facebook to Gather Evidence 128
Amy Bennett writes "Move over police scanner and most-wanted poster. The Greater Manchester Police force has created a Facebook application to collect leads for investigations. The application delivers a real-time feed of police news and appeals for information. A 'Submit Intelligence' link takes a Facebook user to the police Web site where they can anonymously submit tips. Another link leads to the videos on YouTube featuring information on the police force, ongoing investigations and other advisories." As reader groschke writes, though, "Their access to user data raises significant civil liberties problems. They may be able to see more of your data than your friends or network members can — and you also expose your friends' data when you add the application. All without needing a subpoena or warrant."
Taken way out of context (Score:3, Funny)
Re:No . . . not really (Score:5, Funny)
Seargent Smith, please indicate how you know Mr. Badguy:
( ) We went to school together
( ) We hooked up
(x) I arresed him on felony charges
other sites... (Score:4, Funny)
The Future of Policing (Score:5, Funny)
TELEPHONE TRANSCRIPT:
Victim: Burglars have been at my house and it's been ransacked and my five year old daughter has been kidnapped!
Police officer: Hold on, how do you spell your name again *tap tap tap tap* .. oh wait, Google's working now.. whew!...
Victim: There's blood on the kitchen floor and..
Police officer: Yeah yeah.. whatever.. oh, I found pictures of your daughter, she was on facebook.
Victim: Facebook?
Police officer: But I'm afraid we have no leads. She hasn't used her facebook account for a while.. oh well, sorry about that.
Victim: So when am I going to see a police officer?
Police officer: Well you can chat to me online.. do you have Yahoo?
*CLICK*
The Evil Empire ..The Axis of Evil .. (Score:1, Funny)
to enact legislation
established by a simple majority
outlawing naturally occurring and predisposed human behaviours is the cause of crime
it is purely a legal issue
a so called free and healthy society
without an organized religious/moral framework or construct
then we are/have become completely and totally enslaved to and by an arbitrary standard of social behavior and have left behind any ability and or RIGHT to claim any degree or capacity for individuals to exercise their freewill
zombies in the truest sense of the word
only an intellectual claim too freedom