Deputies Take Crime Tips By Text MessageHELP! POLICE! THERE'S A MAN WITH A GUN!
Tipsters Can Remain Anonymous, Sheriff Says...
From any cell phone, someone with information can text "CRIMES," which is the number 274637 on their phone's keypad with the first word in the body of the message as "CCSO"...
The new software allows text-messaging informants to remain anonymous, by encrypting their messages and routing it through several secure servers. [More]
Here's a tip for any gangbangers in the Clackamas area--want to eliminate a rival, and get the "Only Ones" to do your dirty work for you? There's even a chance they'll waste him for you! Now you can do it risk-free and securely--all from the comfort of your own crib...
[Via Jeffersonian]
2 comments:
i sincerely doubt you can remain properly anonymous with this technology. it's reasonable to assume the police don't have any immediate access to identifying information about the message, but your messages are not kept only on your phone (if at all), they're kept on the network's side, and are the property of your service provider.
Back in February the Clackamas SWAT team shot a 68 year old marijuana grower out in his rural farmhouse, then arrested his 80 year old wife. They decided it would be a good idea to bang on a farmer's door at 10pm, of course he answered with a shotgun. You can imagine what happened from there. This county is right next to mine, I apologize on behalf of my neighbors to the entire rest of the United States.
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