F-Secure Calls For "Internetpol" To Fight Crimeware

Posted by kdawson on Sunday October 19, 2008 @01:53PM from the you'll-have-to-come-with-me-sir dept.

KingofGnG points out F-Secure's Q3 2008 security summary, in which its Chief Research Officer Mikko Hypponen proposes establishing an "Internetpol," an international organization empowered to target and root out cybercrime anywhere in the world. Hypponen gives examples of why such a supernational force is needed — and these are not hard to find — but provides few details about how such an outfit could get started or how it would work. He does mention the wrinkle that in some countries malware writing, cracking, spamming, and phishing are not illegal or not prosecuted. Is an Internetpol even possible, let alone practical?

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Re:One World Government by Anonymous Coward · 2008-10-19 15:55 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Perhaps you could also replace "Automata" with "".

I love it when US citizens use the word "social" as dirty word, especially when using it against Australia.

What did your president just do to stop a financial meltdown?
How is that not a Socialist activity?
Thankyou "Mindless" for giving us more reasons not to ever visit the US: The home of the mindless drivel.