NYPD Uses Social Media to Catch Criminals
The New York Police Department is taking advantage of social media information even though the platforms offer privacy settings. NYPD is perusing Facebook, Twitter and MySpace to track criminals who have committed or are planning to commit crimes.
The NYPD plans to use online policing to collect information about gang showdowns, murder cases, problematic house parties and other forms of destructive social activities.
The New York Police Department is taking advantage of social media information even though the platforms offer privacy settings. NYPD is perusing Facebook, Twitter and MySpace to track criminals who have committed or are planning to commit crimes.
Kevin O’Connor, 23, assistant commissioner for the NYPD, is known for his successful tactics of “online policing,” which has nabbed criminals such as sexual predators trying to meet children on the internet.
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