More Facebook Nonsense
I read this morning that the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are calling for the social networking site Facebook to employ a law enforcement expert in Australia. Now I understand the reasons behind all this, and I also happen to think that the police should actively patrol online communities just as they always used to patrol “real” communities (some of us are old enough to remember community beat officers, PCs and WPCs who used to patrol on foot, getting to know their local communities etc.)
The notion that it is Facebook’s responsibility, and that Facebook should fund a liaison officer / law enforcement expert is bullshit, and would set a dangerous precedent for software / site developers everywhere.
Let Facebook stick to developing software and content, and give the police enough funds to set up and operate an effective online unit.
