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Google’s Street View Takes A Byte Out Of CrimeOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 hour 57 minutes ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags googles, street, view, takes, byte, crime,
Google Street View may get a bad rap from some overzealous privacy watchdogs and conspiracy theorists, but it just helped police save a young girl who had been kidnapped over the weekend.In the case, read more »
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Online crime maps go liveOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 day 7 hours ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags online, crime, maps, live, , ,
Scareyourself.comAll 43 police forces across England and Wales are now offering online crime maps showing offences broken down by area.… read more »
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'Complacent' businesses turn blind eye on IP crime, says UK.govOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 21 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: security | Tags businesses, ip, crime, uk.gov, , ,
"The government has accused UK businesses of not doing enough to protect their intellectual property." read more »
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Malware madness and spammers in the slammer: The year in cybercrimeOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 23 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags malware, spammers, cybercrime, botnet, security, crime,
"How high-profile spammers and underground botnet economies have shaped cybercrime in 2008." read more »
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SOCA budgets £500m to revamp IT systemsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 28 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: security | Tags soca, budgets, systems, security, it, crime,
"The UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) has budgeted up to £500m on plans to upgrade its IT systems for the 21st century." read more »
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Online payment site hijacked by notorious crime gangOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 32 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: security | Tags online, payment, site, hijacked, crime, gang, checkfree,
"Online payment service CheckFree lost control of at least two of its domains on Tuesday in an attack that sent customers to servers run by a notorious crime gang..." read more »
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Crime and Punishment 2.0: fighting criminals with the 'NetOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 34 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags crime, punishment, criminals, net, police, , ,
Nate Anderson looks at some new ways law enforcement is using internet technology to fight criminals. read more »
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Why the Lori Drew Decision Was a Bad OneOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 36 days ago (http://gigaom.com)
Category: internet | Tags lori, drew, myspace, court, death, federal, crime,
Matthew Ingram writes a controversial post on the guilty verdict handed down to Lori Drew. The verdict, he suggests, endangers the future of the web...even if it does ensure that a guilty individual read more »
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