- Some criminal gangs are already making use of metaverse platforms.
- The metaverse platform helps Interpol teach its agents in different nations.
It’s challenging for police departments to implement specific procedures in order to effectively execute the law in the metaverse. Interpol Secretary General Jurgen Stock, however, thinks that the organization has to be ready to respond to crimes that occur in the digital realm. Some criminal gangs are already making use of metaverse platforms, and the organization is getting ready to take action there.
In a recent interview with the BBC, Stock made the following claims:
“Criminals are sophisticated and professional in very quickly adapting to any new technological tool that is available to commit crime. We need to sufficiently respond to that. Sometimes lawmakers, police, and our societies are running a little bit behind.”
Patrolling the Metaverse
Verbal harassment, physical attacks, and other crimes like ransomware, counterfeiting, money laundering, and financial fraud are all occurring right now in the metaverse. Some of them, however, remain ambiguous from a legal standpoint.
Dr. Madan Oberoi, the executive director of technology and innovation at Interpol, has identified the difficulty of detecting whether or not wrongdoing occurs on the metaverse as one of the organization’s most pressing issues.
Oberoi is confident about one thing for Interpol to effectively police the metaverse. That it must communicate with and be present on metaverse platforms. This is why, as of October’s 90th General Assembly in New Delhi, the organization has its own spot in the metaverse.
As an additional use, the metaverse platform helps Interpol teach its agents. Especially in different nations how to use the platform and gives them a place to apply what they’ve learned.
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