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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. Pushes Big Red Shiny Button by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "Hello, police? I want to report an online crime! Facebook is telling everyone in the world everything about me! It's not fair!! What's my name? You can check me out at www.facebook.com/EveryFacebookUser ..."

  2. A One Click Solution? by AnonymousClown · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Does Amazon know about his?

    Putting a single click police call on Facebook? Can you imagine all the false alarms - whether by accident or on purpose? Is Australia going to prosecute false alarms?

    I think some folks really need to put the Foster's down.

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    RIP America

    July 4, 1776 - September 11, 2001

  3. I'm starting to wonder by raddan · · Score: 2, Interesting

    did Australia run out of beer or something? Why are they all up in each other's shit lately?

    I knew that Australia has had a neoconservative movement somewhat like here in the U.S., but they seem to have taken the GWB concept and really run with it. Any Aussies care to inform us Merkins wtf is going on?

    1. Re:I'm starting to wonder by TapeCutter · · Score: 2, Interesting

      "Any Aussies care to inform us Merkins wtf is going on?"

      We threw out the neocons and installed some neo-socialists. Our politicians can still safely walk the streets without a small army escorting them and that's not going to change unless they do something that really screws with our lives (such as running out of beer).

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      And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? - Pink Floyd.
  4. Re:Because this totally by mrsteveman1 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Indeed, now whenever people say things like "well, that's just criminal!", i'll feel obligated to press the button.

    Actually I feel obligated to press it anyway, because it's stupid, but i'll be looking for excuses.