Facebook to find criminals...

My apologies for being 'blog vacant' for the last 2weeks...last week of term saw me snowed under with work and then had a nice relaxing holiday at the beach where we have no internet connection...actually quite nice for a change, dabbled in other activities, even attempted a puzzle! Anyhow... Was reading an article on the BBC website "Facebook to track Darfur suspects." (To view it go through the magnolia Feed on my page)... Crime authorities are now resorting to the internet, in this case Facebook, to spread awareness and gain information about criminal whereabouts etc. I find this every interesting because I think it highlights the extent at which the internet engrosses our lives. Nick Donovan of the Aegis Trust, the organisation behind the "Wanted for War Crimes" list states "Wanted posters can only be seen by a few hundred people at most - the internet is used by billions." I think he hits the nail on the head...so many of us use the internet, be it as a social means or for information. By using facebook, authorities are able to alert a large and diverse group in society with minimal effort. Quite effective if you ask me!