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Australian Police Ask Facebook For Police Alarm Button

Posted by timothy on from the assisted-living-facility dept.

littlekorea writes "The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has requested social networking site Facebook install a law enforcement representative in Australia and introduce some sort of button in which users can immediately report online crime to the police in a single click. It is National Cyber-Security Awareness Week in Australia, so the AFP is on an all-out offensive — announcing it is also investigating whether Google committed offences under Australia's Telecommunications Interception Act when it harvested Wi-Fi data." Something like this has been in the works for a while.

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  1. Re:I AM NOT A KOOK! by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 4, Funny

    I AM NOT A KOOK!

    Of course not. Why would anyone think you were a kook for posting over 4,400 words about some completely sane subject matter on Slashdot? I can't wait for the sequel: "More Shit No-one Cares About" and the eventual prequel: "Hey, Guess What I'm Thinking Right Now?"

    If this was Facebook I'd be clicking that big red Australian 'Report An Online Crime' button right now to report you stealing minutes of my life.

  2. Re:A One Click Solution? by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does Amazon know about his?

    It only violates Amazon's patent if you order an online crime with one click, not report one.

  3. Re:False alarm by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hmm... What happens if you accidentally click the button?

    Then you're committing an online crime and reporting yourself, so I wouldn't recommend it ;-)

  4. One click? by msauve · · Score: 4, Funny

    button in which users can immediately report online crime to the police in a single click.

    Doesn't Jeff Bezos have a patent on that?

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    1. Re:One click? by Bill+Dog · · Score: 5, Funny

      I was thinking, in case a criminal had you at gunpoint and you couldn't click on something without the bad guy noticing, that they could implement a single nod system for reporting crimes.

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  5. Grab your proxies boys by OrwellianLurker · · Score: 5, Funny

    We're going to report some crimes.

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  6. What the hell, Australia? What the hell? by Rogerborg · · Score: 4, Funny

    You used to be cool, dude. You used to be out partying all night, thumbing your nose at the Man, man. What happened? It's like you just woke up as a geezer. What's next, bro? The Anti Hippity Hop Music Played Too Loud By Those Kids On My Lawn Act 2010?

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  7. Re:australia? by Okonomiyaki · · Score: 4, Funny

    They got 'a guy' into parliament? 'A' guy? One? Let me tell you about the USA...

  8. Re:Pushes Big Red Shiny Button by hackstraw · · Score: 4, Funny

    Police: Do you have pictures of yourself on Facebook?
    Me: Yes
    Police: Are you a female?
    Me: Yes
    Police: Do you have small boobs?
    Me: Err, umm, yes.
    Police: We will be right there, thanks for turning yourself in.

    For those that think I'm trolling: http://www.google.com/search?rls=en&q=australia+small+breast+law

    Not sure what is going on down under these days.