California : land of sunshine , Stanford , and starting line - ups , correct ? The land also apparently has the third - highest number of identity theft complaints per capita . But worry not Californians , anunprecedented unexampled teamof Blade Runner - corresponding cyber investigators will protect you .
State Attorney General Kamala Harris denote the largest “ eCrime Unit ” in the country . The statewide 20 - person squad of prosecutors and investigators was originally created in August and will be charge with “ distinguish and prosecuting identity stealing criminal offense , cyber crimes , and other criminal offense involving the utilization of technology . ”
The new eCrime Unit has legal power over any crime which affect engineering at all : Everything your from walker identity element theft or phishing cozenage to piracy concerns to child porn to the “ stealing of information processing system components or services . ” That ’s a lot of crimes ! The eCrime Unit ’s statewide jurisdiction is also singular . Technology crime are are normally investigated at the local storey , and California is only the the fourth state of matter to take on cyber crime at that level .
So far the unit has charged offender in 20 cases and is enquire some 20 more , which sound great but there are some likely booby trap too . The eCrime unit of measurement ’s statewide legal power makes sense , but the “ anything at all technological ” oscilloscope could prove problematic . What is and is n’t technological will certainly be a issue of debate as the social unit goes after cyber criminals up and down the west coast . [ NYTimesviaJohn C. Abell ]
prototype via Shutterstock / Pedro Miguel Sousa
CrimeSecurity
Daily Newsletter
Get the good tech , scientific discipline , and refinement news show in your inbox day by day .
News from the future , delivered to your present .
You May Also Like
