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Police in the Metaverse? Interpol Urges Law Enforcement to Embrace VR Tech
As the metaverse develops, Interpol is worried lawbreakers, scammers, and terrorists will also migrate to VR worlds to perpetrate crimes including targeting minors, data theft, financial fraud, phishing, and sexual assault and harassment, among others.
“By identifying these risks from the outset, we can work with stakeholders to shape the necessary governance frameworks and cut off future criminal markets before they are fully formed,” says Madan Oberoi, Interpol’s executive director of technology and innovation.
“But in order for police to understand the metaverse, we need to experience it,” Oberoi added.
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