Journal Tickenest's Journal: Badged Cybercops Patrolling Chatrooms? Right... 2
CNN's running this story right now about various governments forming a global task force to patrol chat rooms (primarily looking for child porn.) Now, here's the weird part:
Under the plan, an officer would appear in a chat area from time to time to observe conversations and would be identified with a type of "cyber badge" or icon for the "Virtual Global Task Force" to let everyone in the chatroom know, Gamble said.
What the hell does that mean, and how would it work? Would they have to force the operator of every single chat room on the internet to allow a setup like this? And what's to stop somebody else from imitating one of these guys?
In other words, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, yo? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
Book 'em Dano.php (Score:2)
Tr0ll551: Any chicks in here?
CyberCop_Admin: No. Be warned that this chat room is monitored by Cyper Strike Force Delta.
Tr0ll551: WTF?
CyberCop_FCC: Tr0ll551 - you have been fined 1 credit for violating the World Cyber Profanity Act of 2004.
L33tD3wds: Cops sux0r!
CyberCop: L33tD3wds - you have been fined 1 credit for violating the World Cyber L33t Speak ban of 2004.
N3o: I am the 1
CyberCop_RIAA/MPAA: N3o - a federal lawsuit has been filed against you for Copyright a
LOL! (Score:2)
(CyberCop_WhiteHat: freejung, you have been fined one credit...)