Term describing governmental and official involvement in cyber policing
This article is about the generic term describing governmental and official involvement in cyber policing. For the phenomenon of vigilantic acts taken through the Internet, see
Internet vigilantism.
Internet police is a generic term for police and government agencies, departments and other organizations in charge of policing the Internet in a number of countries.[1] The major purposes of Internet police, depending on the state, are fighting cybercrime, as well as censorship and propaganda.
- ^ Jennifer Coleman, "Internet Police Patrol Cyberspace for Child-Sex Stalkers", Associated Press Online, March 14, 2000.