The Internet is helping citizens to take the law into their own hands, and if the trend continues, it may lead to online registries devoted to more than just stolen bicycles.
AT&T Wants To Be Copyright Police
How would you feel about your ISP digging into the stuff you send out to check for pirated content? Sounds kind of Big-Brotherish, doesn’t? A sort of TSA for your data packets. Enter Ma Bell and the Copyright Police.
Does Google Police Online Pharmacies Enough?
Recent deaths associated with drugs bought at online pharmacies have brought the issue front and center for many Americans. It’s still unclear as to whose responsibility it is to police them, but the strongest critics are pointing fingers at search engines and comparison-shopping sites.
Google Grants Police Quick Access To Records
Never mind the bat signal – cops in India have been equipped with a sort of “red phone” e-mail address at Google. The search engine giant, according to various Indian sources, wants to help put a stop to hate speech and other objectionable content that’s been showing up on Orkut.
Microsoft Finally Helped New Zealand Police
While seeking evidence that a suspect in New Zealand was the member of a burglary ring, authorities in the country tried obtaining details about the man and were rebuffed by Microsoft.
It took a court order for Microsoft to change its tune about not being subject to laws in New Zealand. Police wanted to identify a man who had provided his name, address, and phone number to Microsoft when attempting to purchase a part for a stolen Xbox 360.
Google Joins Indian Police Against Orkut Abusers
The recent abuse of the social networking site, Orkut, of Google created lot of uproar in the country.
Busted: Police Find Fugitive On MySpace
MySpace aids Georgia police in tracking down a fugitive who made the mistake of using a public computer.
Police Look To MySpace For Sex Predators
Social networking websites are not only tools for criminals and social pariahs to mine their perversions, but also increasingly for law enforcement to collect evidence and set traps. MySpace.com is the latest online area being scoured, this time to find information related to seven teenage girls who say they’ve been assaulted by men they met through the site.
Xooglers Busted By AdSense Police
Doug Edwards, the ex-Googler who began blogging about his experiences at the search advertising company, forgot a basic rule of AdSense when he made a post in November 2005.
Microsoft Teams Up With Police Forces To Target Child Pornography
Microsoft has agreed to join forces with police forces in an effort to put a stop, or at least a huge dent in online child pornograhpy. The agreement calls for a two-year collaboration, with Microsoft developing a computer system that will allow global police agencies to share information in order to track online child predators.