Governments are meeting the challenge of cybercrime with an unprecedented display of co-operation. In May, crime fighters from the Group of Eight countries met in Paris to co-ordinate efforts and crack down on internet banditry. Officials from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the UK and the US are pushing for a global agreement that will shut down the digital havens used by some criminals. Other proposals involve forcing net users to register and a pan-national agency that would clear the net of illegal activity. Australia and its neighbours are thinking along similar lines.
Delegates seem to have received the message.
Delegates identified the potential to commit crimes using computers and other IT tools as one of the greatest law enforcement problems of our times. They could have reached that conclusion quicker if they had spared a thought for Willie Sutton. This material is subject to copyright and any unauthorised use, copying or mirroring is prohibited.