Interpol secretary general Jurgen Stock says the global police agency is investigating how the organisation could police crime in the metaverse:
Interpol has built its own virtual reality (VR) space, where users can do training and attend virtual meetings.
Mr Stock said it is important for the agency to not get left behind.
"Criminals are sophisticated and professional in very quickly adapting to any new technological tool that is available to commit crime," he said.
"We need to sufficiently respond to that. Sometimes lawmakers, police, and our societies are running a little bit behind.
[...] [Dr Madan Oberoi, Interpol's executive director of technology and innovation, said] "If you look at the definitions of these crimes in physical space, and you try to apply it in the metaverse, there is a difficulty.
"We don't know whether we can call them a crime or not, but those threats are definitely there, so those issues are yet to be resolved."
Originally spotted on The Eponymous Pickle.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Monday February 13, @03:20AM (2 children)
DUHHHH! How bout *coin? Criminals are making bank on the various coins, and have been since day one. Jeeez Louise, no government has a real handle on the coin mining world yet! And, every time some crook compromises a hospital, or city, or whatever, and demands payment in *coin, they are rubbing government's nose in that fact.
Maybe I'll start a new coin, and call it 'Chump Coin'. At least I'll be giving it a more honest name than anyone before me. You're a chump if you mine my coins, you're a chump if you buy my coins, you're a chump if you deal in my coins in any way, because I'm going to cash out and take ALL YOUR MONIES!!
And, the cops are unlikely to catch the "bad guy" the next time it happens.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 4, Touché) by krishnoid on Monday February 13, @04:08AM
I'm interested in your new currency, and wish to subscribe to your newsletter. If you don't think people will buy pretty much anything, just remember: bottled water.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday February 13, @07:14PM
You sound skeptical that Interpol's dabbling with virtual reality will help them catch *coin scammers.
How often should I have my memory checked? I used to know but...
(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Monday February 13, @04:07AM (3 children)
I mean, something like an "Internet"-based, um, police group of some kind. What would they call it, though?
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 13, @04:16AM (2 children)
I don't care what they call it, but the new branch should definitely be armed with VR light sabers.
(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Monday February 13, @06:09AM
So they can bring policing forward into the new millennium [youtu.be].
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday February 13, @07:18PM
An elegant weapon, for a more civilized age
Interpol: Fighting for Truth, Justice, and the American way.
How often should I have my memory checked? I used to know but...
(Score: 3, Funny) by Mojibake Tengu on Monday February 13, @04:23AM (1 child)
Bugs in software shall be legally sanctioned as crime. They are obviously negligence anyway.
That will be a real fun, slackers. Game changer.
The edge of 太玄 cannot be defined, for it is beyond every aspect of design
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday February 13, @07:20PM
Bugs in software shell be legally sanctioned as crime?
How often should I have my memory checked? I used to know but...
(Score: 3, Funny) by deimios on Monday February 13, @06:08AM (2 children)
Ar we talking about real crime here like theft, unauthorized access, impersonation etc... or "crime" like using bad words, looking 0.1254ms longer at someone and making them uncomfortable, or speaking against the "current thing(TM)"?
I have a suspicion that it's the latter, since the former would require actual resources.
(Score: 4, Funny) by krishnoid on Monday February 13, @06:13AM (1 child)
Don't worry, bad words are just a citation and a fine [youtu.be].
(Score: 4, Informative) by deimios on Monday February 13, @07:13AM
We're not so lucky. Already back in 2017 the UK arrested 3.300 people [archive.org] people in a year for "trolling".
Imagine what those numbers are now
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by crafoo on Monday February 13, @07:48AM (1 child)
you'll be free to go about your day but you'll be required to wear an aug-reality headset playing hypno sissy gay porn 24/7.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 13, @12:19PM
Close. So close. Allow me to assist.
I do not see the problem. Sign me up.