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The FBI has formed a national database to track and prevent 'swatting' (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Girlparts@kbin.social to c/news@kbin.social

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Advances in technology allow callers to mask their voices, phone numbers or IP addresses (also called “spoofing”) or make their false 911 calls sound more credible.

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[–] sgibson5150@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or maybe we shouldn't go storming into people's houses with guns and tactical gear at all.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, and the solution is to create an entirely new tracking database/registry, thus extending power even further. So backwards.

[–] SpaceMonk@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It took them long enough. I mean it’s been happening for decades. There isn’t a month that goes by where I haven’t seen a stream get swatted. Two nights ago they swatted Will Neff and Caroline Kwan. Not the first time too. Which is sad because the police should know.

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