September 29, 2007
Social networks… a criminals worst enemy?
Reports released today say that Facebook, the popular college social site, has helped to identify a attacker in a recent hate crime.
A student of Georgetown, the victim was able to search Facebook’s Georgetown database until he saw a recognizable face.
The police then created a photo line-up or similar faces, however the victim still pinpointed the original discovery.
The attacker has been taken into custody.
Read the story here.
And Remember: Just think of the Facebook possibilities in the future…
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