Sometimes Google is associated with evil on the web. But this time, they were on the right side of the isle by assisting in the arrest of an Indian cyber criminal. But the outcome is not what was expected…
TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington reflects on this case where the criminal is caught — only to be released because of vague international law. Google assisted in making the arrest :
In February A Moroccan man was arrested for pretending to be the Moroccan king’s younger brother, Prince Moulay Rachid, on Facebook. Facebook complied with Morrocca information requests about the man, leading to his arrest. The man was granted a royal pardon after his sentencing, and was out of jail by mid March.
Sadly, there’s no U.S. entity who can then take action from this side of the big pond. If ICANN and/or the big U.S. internet service providers had a grain of vision beyond making a quick buck, they would simply turn off the IP blocks allowing these criminals to continue their evil work on the web. It would take all of 30 seconds, and that POP would simply no longer exist to anyone else on the web.
Arrington continues:
Today we’re hearing of another arrest, this time in India. 22-year-old IT professional Rahul Krishnakumar Vaid. His crime was writing in an orkut community named “I hate Sonia Gandhi.” Sonia Gandhi is a prominent politician in India.
Vaid was charged under section 292 of Indian Penal Code and section 67 of the Information TVechnology Act because he created a profile and then posted content in vulgar language about Sonia Gandhi in the community.
Duh.
Go figure
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